Legal Opinion

Fish Meal Co. v. Brondum

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 1961No. 42095PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.

Appellees W. C. Brondum, Jr., and Cecil McGee brought this action in the Chancery Court of Jackson County, against appellant, Fish Meal Company, for the purposes of obtaining cancellation of a judgment ag*ainst them and others upon a promissory note which they had indorsed, and damages for the Company’s refusal to cancel the judgment. The defendant’s general demurrer to the bill of complaint was overruled. This interlocutory appeal was taken from that order. The question is whether release by the holder of an unlimited and prior indorser discharged subsequent limited indorsers. We hold that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Yazoo Delta Mortgage Co. v. HarlowMississippi Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Branton v. O. B. Crittenden & Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Thompson v. GoreMississippi Supreme Court · 1938

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brenton State Bank of Jefferson v. TiffanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  2. Fisher v. GuidySupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  3. Comfort Engineering Co., Inc. v. KinseyMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Biel Reo, LLC v. Lee Freyer Kennedy Crestview, LLCMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Brenton State Bank of Jefferson v. TiffanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1989

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