Jones v. Barnes
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Marion county. Hon. ft. E. Sheehy, Chancellor. Suit by H. A. Barnes against S. A. & B. C. Jones. From a decree for complainant, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The admitted facts in this case, we submit, entitled the defendants to a decree in their favor and require the reversal of the decree rendered against them by the court below.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Marion county. Hon. ft. E. Sheehy, Chancellor. Suit by H. A. Barnes against S. A. & B. C. Jones. From a decree for complainant, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The admitted facts in this case, we submit, entitled the defendants to a decree in their favor and require the reversal of the decree rendered against them by the court below. These facts are: Barnes, the complainant,' after purchasing the stock from defendant, operated the business for one month and then sold out his interest therein for more than he paid for…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
ON PLEA IN BAR.
A plea in bar as to appellant S. A. Jones was filed in this case. It is as follows:
“Now comes the appellee, H. A. Barnes, by his attorneys, and shows to the court that after the trial of this cause in the lower court, to wit, on February 29, 1912, the appellant S. A. Jones filed a petition in bankruptcy, whereby he voluntarily, in accordance with the acts of Congress in that behalf made and provided, assigned to a trustee in bankruptcy all his property other than that exempt from execution at law, and there was included in said assignment, by operation of law, all the interest…
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