Ladnier v. Ladnier
Mississippi Supreme Court
APPEAR from the Circuit Court of Harrison County. HoN. S. H. Terral, Judge. Celestine Ladnier instituted suit on a certain promissory note against Eli Ladnier before a justice of the peace and obtained judgment thereon. The entry on the docket of the justice is as follows: “ C: Assumpsit.
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APPEAR from the Circuit Court of Harrison County. HoN. S. H. Terral, Judge. Celestine Ladnier instituted suit on a certain promissory note against Eli Ladnier before a justice of the peace and obtained judgment thereon. The entry on the docket of the justice is as follows: “ C: Assumpsit. “Summons issued July 9, 1885, returnable July 18, 1885; continued till August 8, 1885. Now comes the case to be heard, parties appearing in person and by counsel, the court having satisfaction in the premises, it was therefore ordered and considered by the court that the plaintiff, Celestine Ladnier, recover…
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, C. J.
The record of the proceedings before the justice of the peace was sufficient to show that a valid, though informal, judgment had been rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The entry on the docket shows that the plaintiff sued the defendant in assumpsit for eighty-one dollars ; by the summons the defendant was informed of the character of the action and the sum demanded ; he appeared and contested the claim., and the entry of the judgment is that it “ is therefore ordered and considered by the court that plaintiff, Celestine Lad-nier, recover of and from the defendant, Eli Ladnier, the sum as…
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