Vanhoozer v. Gattis
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Northern District; James Cochran, Judge; 1. The contract founded on the compromise of the lawsuit was valid and binding. 43 Ark. 377; 101 Id. 142; 88 Id. 363; 69 Id. 82. It was conclusive in the absence of fraud. 74 Ark. 270. 2. The court erred in permitting the appellee and Honea Crossno to testify about transactions and agreements between appellant and appellee and Honea Crossno .and Crossno and Yanhoozer with regard to the barn that…
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Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Northern District; James Cochran, Judge; 1. The contract founded on the compromise of the lawsuit was valid and binding. 43 Ark. 377; 101 Id. 142; 88 Id. 363; 69 Id. 82. It was conclusive in the absence of fraud. 74 Ark. 270. 2. The court erred in permitting the appellee and Honea Crossno to testify about transactions and agreements between appellant and appellee and Honea Crossno .and Crossno and Yanhoozer with regard to the barn that occurred five years before the written contract was made. No oral testimony should have been permitted except that the…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
Appellee instituted suit in replevin in the Logan Circuit Court, Northern District, against appellant, for the possession of a barn, placed upon appellant’s land while he occupied the premises under lease, which expired in the year 1915. Appellee alleged that the barn was built under permission to remove same .after the expiration of the lease; that his right to remove the barn had not expired ;_that he was entitled to the immediate possession of the property, but appellant was wrongfully detaining same; that the barn was of the value of $350, and that by reason of the wrongful detention of…
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- Beauchamp v. BertigSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Bache v. Central Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
- Bemis v. First National BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
- Nothwang v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
- Zearing v. Crawford, McGregor & Camby Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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