Legal Opinion
Hudson & Thompson v. Barrett
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1917No. 3 Div. 268PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from City Court of Montgomery;, Gaston Gunter,. Judge. Action by J. O. Barrett against Hudson & Thompson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The plaintiff sued on the common counts for account, account stated, and money had and received. The defendant pleaded in short by consent the general issue, with leave to give in eyidence any matter as if the same had been specially pleaded.
1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.
The agreed statement of facts in this case is as follows:
“D. M. Turner owed Hudson & Thompson one hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars. Turner had in. his- possession a cow and calf owned by.the plaintiff, and delivered to Turner to be sold. George Thompson and Stough asked to buy the cows from Turner. Turner agrees to sell the cows and does sell them to George Thompson and Stough, who tell Turner they are selling milk to the Busy Bee Café, and need more milk, but did not tell him what they were buying them for. They agree on the price of fifty ($50.00) dollars, and the cow and calf are delivered.…
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- Steamboat Thompson v. Lewis & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1858
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cornell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940