Legal Opinion
Catchot v. Russell
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1931No. 29430PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcG-owen, J.
The appellant, Catchot, administrator of the estate of George L; Friar, deceased, sued Russell, the appellee, in the circuit court of Jackson county, on a note dated April 22, 1924, which note was made an exhibit to the declaration, and provided for six per cent interest from date, and ten per cent attorney’s fee on the principal and interest to be added as collection fees, and prayed for a judgment in' accordance with the terms of the note. The suit was filed on the 8th day of July, 1930.
The circuit court dismissed the suit for want of jurisdiction, on the theory that the principal amount in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Jackson v. WhitfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1875
- Parks v. GrangerMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City R. R. v. HittMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
- N. O., J. & G. N. R. R. Co. v. EvansMississippi Supreme Court · 1874
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