Townsend v. Jemison
Supreme Court of the United States
This case -was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. It was a suit brought by Jemison against Townsend, to recover a sum of money which Jemison had paid for him to the Mississippi Union Bank, at Macon.
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This case -was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. It was a suit brought by Jemison against Townsend, to recover a sum of money which Jemison had paid for him to the Mississippi Union Bank, at Macon. The consideration appears to have been,’ that Townsend should take up a note at the Commercial Bank of Columbus, for whicli he, Townsend,, was bound for one John B. Jones; but in what manner Townsend’s taking up the latter note would benefit Jemison did not appear from any part of the record. On the 21st of May,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woodbury
The original action in this case was assumpsit. • Though the declaration contained several counts, some on a- special promise ánd some, for money paid and received, it was indorsed on the original summons, that the action was “brought to recover the sum of $ 4,000 and interest at 10 per cent., paid for defendant, from 27th of January, 1840, to Mississippi Union Bank,” &c., &c.. There was a demurrer and other pleadings as to this declaration, which it is not necessary to repeat, as leave was given to amend throughout; and on the 6th of December, 1842, a new declaration was filed, consisting of…
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