Corinth Engine & Boiler Works v. Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Supreme Court
Erom the circuit court of Jefferson Davis county. Hon. Robert L. Bullard, Judge. The Corinth Engine & Boiler Works, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; the railroad company, appellee, was defendant there. The suit was an action of replevin. It was submitted to the judge, a jury being waived. From a judgment in defendant’s favor plaintiff appeared to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
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Erom the circuit court of Jefferson Davis county. Hon. Robert L. Bullard, Judge. The Corinth Engine & Boiler Works, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; the railroad company, appellee, was defendant there. The suit was an action of replevin. It was submitted to the judge, a jury being waived. From a judgment in defendant’s favor plaintiff appeared to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. It is well settled in this state that contracts of sale in which the seller retains title to the goods until the buyer pays the full purchase price are good and valid.…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, O; J.,
delivered the opinion of the court
The appellant sold to one Kirby certain machinery and took installment notes for the purchase price, in which this clause occurs: “The express condition of the sale and purchase of said machinery for which this note is given is such that the title, ownership, or possession does not pass from said Corinth Engine & Boiler Works until this note, with interest, is paid in full.” In other words, the notes reserved the title, ownership', and possession until payment in full. The case was submitted to the judge upon an agreed statement of facts,…
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