Clopton v. Gholson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Monroe County. Hon. O. H. Whitfield, Chancellor. James H. Haughton and John C. McNairy were executors of the last Mull and testament of Thomas Brandon, deceased. In the years 1865 and 1866 they delivered to the law firm of Davis, Haughton & Gholson for collection a great many- claims, aggregating a large amount due the testator, Thomas Brandon.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Monroe County. Hon. O. H. Whitfield, Chancellor. James H. Haughton and John C. McNairy were executors of the last Mull and testament of Thomas Brandon, deceased. In the years 1865 and 1866 they delivered to the law firm of Davis, Haughton & Gholson for collection a great many- claims, aggregating a large amount due the testator, Thomas Brandon. This law firm brought many suits in the various courts of the State with due diligence, skill and success, and in all respects gave prompt and proper attention and care to the said claims, for the purpose of collecting…
1Opinion of the CourtChalmers, J.
In 1865-66, Haughton and McNairy, executors of Thomas Brandon, deceased, delivered for collection to Davis & Haughton (afterwards Davis, Haughton & Gholson), attorneys-at-law, a large mass of claims against various persons, amounting in the aggregate to something more than 135,000. Upon all of them suits were instituted, which, in many instances, resulted in long and complicated litigation, involving injunctions in the chancery and appeals to the Supreme Court. A large majority of the judgments obtained proved worthless, so that, after the appropriation by the attorneys of all the money…
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