Phenix Insurance v. Dorsey
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appear from the chancery court of Tunica county. IIon. M. E. Denton, Chancellor. Suit by A. I. Dorsey et al. against the Phenix Insurance Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of. the court. Counsel for both sides filed elaborate briefs too long for publication.
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
There are many singular features about this case, and, in order that the conclusions reached by us may be appreciated at their full value, a brief recital of the facts leading up to the litigation and a short history of the long drawn out litigation is deemed important.
In the month of September, 1902, the appellee, J. Gr. Smith, a resident of Pontotoc, Miss., established a general mercantile business in Sunflower county, Miss., placing the management of his business there in the hands of his brother, A. D. Smith. This business was continued until some time in June, 1903, when it is alleged…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gibson-Moore Manufacturing Co. v. MeekMississippi Supreme Court · 1893
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- Citizens Nat. Bank of Meridian v. LL Glascock, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Hood v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1976
- Penix v. American Central Ins.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1913
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