Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Ray
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1902PublishedCited by 5 opinions
FROM MADISON. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Madison County. Levi S. Woods, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is an action begun before a Justice of the Peace upon a writing in the following words and figures:
*615“Phoebe Goodwin, colored, has one hundred and twenty dollars in the safe for her benefit. February 20, 1888. This is all she has at this time.
“J. O. Rat.”
Phoebe Goodwin died in 1901, and James Goodwin is her administrator. After his qualification as such administrator, he made demand of the defendant, Ray, for the money, and it being refused, suit was brought. Defendant claimed to have paid the amount to - Phoebe Goodwin in her lifetime, but there is no evidence except his own testimony to…
2Cited by5 opinions
- Todd v. Third Nat. BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- Schupp v. TaendlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Jenkins v. DeWarTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
- Lowney v. KnottSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1956
- Mayhew v. Felton's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1916