Dent v. Jones
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error, to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. .Hon. Abel Alderson, Judge. The facts in the case appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court.
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Error, to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. .Hon. Abel Alderson, Judge. The facts in the case appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court. The following are the assignments of error, to wit: 1. The court below erred in overruling the motion of the defendant below (plaintiff in error), for a new trial; whereas, it ought to have sustained said motion. 2. The verdict of the jury was against the law and the evidence, in this, that they found for the plaintiffs below (defendants in error), when they ought to have found for the defendant below. 3. The verdict of the jury was excessive. 1.…
1Opinion of the CourtTarbell, J.
Assumpsit by Jones & Pintard to recover of W. E. Dent, $400, for services as attorneys. The case turns upon the issue under the statute of limitations. Dent, with his entire family, left the state for Europe in the spring of 1870, and returned to his home in the fall of that year. The question before the court and jury on the trial was, whether the time of such absence in Europe should be deducted *268from the period between the date of the accrual of the claim and the commencement of the suit for its recovery. If not deducted the claim was barred by statute, but if deducted, the right…
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