Legal Opinion
Orgill Bros. & Co. v. Polk
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1929No. 28203PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, P. J.
Orgill Bros, sued the appellee, Polk, in circuit court upon three promissory notes,- two for four hundred fifty dollars each, and one for three hundred fifty-two dollars and forty-four cents, together with attorney’s fees. To his declaration the defendant pleaded payment and satisfaction of the notes by the sale of certain machinery, making a receipt in the following language a part of the said1 plea: •
“Memphis, Tenn., 10/20/1925.
“Received of E. H. Polk, one ten-ton Holt Tractor in settlement of. three notes held by us that are to be turned over to Mr. Polk at a later date.
“Orgill Bros. & Co.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wren v. HoffmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1868
- Alabama & V. Ry. Co. v. KroppMississippi Supreme Court · 1922
- English v. New Orleans & North Eastern R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1911
- Henry v. W. T. Rawleigh Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Howie v. PlattMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Harvey v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- Taylor v. C. I. T. Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1939
- Charles Weaver Co., Inc. v. PharesMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
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