Murrell v. Henry
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Tiiomas B. Martin, Chancellor. Mrs. Mary B. Murrell sued T. Frank Henry and others, alleging that on the 20th day of April, 1889, the appellees executed to the Ladies Building Association, Perpetual, a mortgage to secure an advance of ten shares of stock for the sum of $250. That appellant was secretary of said association, and in paying the amount called for she paid the defendants an excess of $45.45. That this sum was secured by the…
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. Tiiomas B. Martin, Chancellor. Mrs. Mary B. Murrell sued T. Frank Henry and others, alleging that on the 20th day of April, 1889, the appellees executed to the Ladies Building Association, Perpetual, a mortgage to secure an advance of ten shares of stock for the sum of $250. That appellant was secretary of said association, and in paying the amount called for she paid the defendants an excess of $45.45. That this sum was secured by the said mortgage on lot 10, block 8, in Mc-Diarmid’s subdivision or addition to the town of Argenta. That after she discovered…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
Appellant’s cause of action was defectively stated in her complaint. Construing the complaint liberally, as our statutes provide, we think it may be said to state facts showing that appellant was entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Ladies’ Building Association, Perpetual, under the note made by T. F. Henry, and under the mortgage executed by the appellees. She was secretary of the building association, and was bound by a bond in the sum of $10,000 to hold and save the building association harmless against all mistakes made by her in the payment of money. It appears from the…
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