Sweatman v. Parker
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the circuit court of Montgomery county. Hon. Jason Niles, Judge. . Parker sued the plaintiff in error on an assumpsit of his testator, which is stated in the declaration as follows: That Cunningham was indebted to Parker in the sum of $1011.26, and Cunningham was the owner of four notes oh one Holman, amounting to $4000, which notes, however, were payable to Loggins, and in consideration that Cunningham, through said Loggins, did then and there indorse and assign…
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Error to the circuit court of Montgomery county. Hon. Jason Niles, Judge. . Parker sued the plaintiff in error on an assumpsit of his testator, which is stated in the declaration as follows: That Cunningham was indebted to Parker in the sum of $1011.26, and Cunningham was the owner of four notes oh one Holman, amounting to $4000, which notes, however, were payable to Loggins, and in consideration that Cunningham, through said Loggins, did then and there indorse and assign said notes to Brantly; he, said Brantly, promised to pay the said sum of $1011.25 to Parker, and that Parker afterward…
1Opinion of the Court
Peyton, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
William Cunningham was indebted to James H. Parker in the sum of $1011.25, and it was agreed between said Parker, Cunningham and William F. Brantly, that Cunningham should cause to be transferred to Brantley certain promissory notes, belonging to him, to. the amount of $4000, and in consideration thereof the said Brantley promised to pay to said Parker the debt due him by said Cunningham, as aforesaid; and in pursuance of said agreement the said notes belonging to said Cunningham were transferred to said Brantly.
Upon this promise of Brandy to…
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