Campbell Printing Press & Man. Co. v. Jones
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fayette. Tried before the lion. S. H. Spjrott. This action was brought by tire appellant, a private corporation chartered under the laws of New York, against James B. Jones, to recover a printing-press, with damages for its detention; and was commenced on the 4th February, 1886. The plaintiff had sold the printing-press on the 3d June, 1884, to T. C. Olive & Co., at the agreed price of $1,000, of which $250 was paid in cash, and for the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fayette. Tried before the lion. S. H. Spjrott. This action was brought by tire appellant, a private corporation chartered under the laws of New York, against James B. Jones, to recover a printing-press, with damages for its detention; and was commenced on the 4th February, 1886. The plaintiff had sold the printing-press on the 3d June, 1884, to T. C. Olive & Co., at the agreed price of $1,000, of which $250 was paid in cash, and for the residue the purciiasers executed their six promissory notes, for $125 each, with a mortgage on the press to secure their…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
This is an action of detinue, brought by appellant to recover a printing-press, which the plaintiff sold, in 1884, to T. C. Olive & Co. The plaintiff derives title under a mortgage executed by the vendees to secure the payment of five notes, given for a part of the purchase-money. The defendant put in issue, under the statute, the amount due on the mortgage. For the purpose of showing the amount due, the plaintiff introduced in evidence three of the notes, all of which are dated at Fayette, Ala., June 3, 1884, and payable respectively at eight, sixteen, and twenty months after date; and each…
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