Ross & Co. v. Perry
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Barbour. Heard before the Hon. Jebe N. Williams. The bill in this case was filed on July 23, 1892, by James Ross and C. R. Ross, as partners, doing business under the firm name of Ross & Company, against Charles L. Perry and wife.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Barbour. Heard before the Hon. Jebe N. Williams. The bill in this case was filed on July 23, 1892, by James Ross and C. R. Ross, as partners, doing business under the firm name of Ross & Company, against Charles L. Perry and wife. The bill averred that the respondent, Charles L. Perry was indebted to the complainants in the sum of $235.35, as evidenced by two notes executed by him to the complainants on March 14, 1889 ; that the consideration for said notes was the sale and delivery of lumber and material to Charles L. Perry by complainants, which lumber and…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The notes executed by C. L. Perry on March 14, 1889, recite that they are given for lumber and material to build the maker’s house.. Ross teitifies that his firm supplied lumber and material to the value of the amount of the notes to Perry, to be used in building said house, and that such lumber and material were so used. Thompson corroborates Ross to the extent of testifying that lumber and material were so supplied and used. The defendant, Perry, admits that lumber to the value of one hundred, eighty-five and 70-100 dollax-s was so supplied and used. He says, however, that he has paid for…
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