Ladnier v. Ladnier
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. William LI. Hardy, Judge. Patrick, the appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Thaddeus, the appellant, was defendant there. The suit was for the alleged value of a flock of sheep, four hundred dollars, which plaintiff claimed to have sold defendant “woods range delivery.” The defense was predicated of the statute of frauds. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court.
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From the circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. William LI. Hardy, Judge. Patrick, the appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Thaddeus, the appellant, was defendant there. The suit was for the alleged value of a flock of sheep, four hundred dollars, which plaintiff claimed to have sold defendant “woods range delivery.” The defense was predicated of the statute of frauds. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. The part of our statute which bears directly on the acts of the appellant relative…
1Opinion of the CourtCalhoon, J.
The wisdom of the statute of frauds is proved by more than two centuries of experience. It has been said that it “carried its influence through the whole body of our civil jurisprudence, and is in many respects the most comprehensive, salutary, and important legislative regulation on record, affecting the security of private rights.” 2 Kent, Com., 494, note “a.” No part of it is of more importance for protection in the daily concerns of life than the clause invalidating oral contracts of sale of personalty for above $50, unless there is receipt by the buyer of all or part of it, or actual…
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