Shackelford v. New Orleans, Jackson, & Great Northern Railroad
Mississippi Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Madison county. Hon. E. G. Henry, judge. The defendants in error brought this action against the plaintiff in error to recover $1610, which they alleged that he had collected and received for their use. The plaintiff in error (defendant below) relied, at the trial, upon a plea of payment.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court of Madison county. Hon. E. G. Henry, judge. The defendants in error brought this action against the plaintiff in error to recover $1610, which they alleged that he had collected and received for their use. The plaintiff in error (defendant below) relied, at the trial, upon a plea of payment. To support this plea, he introduced evidence to show, that during the -years 1855 and 1856, he being then a director in plaintiffs’ company, collected money for the plaintiffs; that he bought depot grounds for them; made contracts for the transportation of the iron and…
1Opinion of the CourtHarris, J.
This was an action for money had and received, commenced by the defendants in error against the plaintiff in the court below.
A general denial and payment were relied on in the answer, and issue was joined on their answers, and jury and verdict for the defendants in error. On the trial, the main subject-of inquiry was, whether the plaintiff in error was entitled to compensation for certain services performed by him for the defendants in error; and if so, how much ? The record shows that the plaintiff in error was a director in the company of defendants in error at the time the services, for…
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