Hays v. Dickey
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clark Circuit Court. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit by A. B. Dickey, as administrator of the estate of Charity A. Robinson, deceased, against John Hays upon an account which contained among other items the following: “1895. To rents of upper place for 1895 from John Hays, $325.00.” Hays answered denying that he was indebted to the administrator in any sum, and by way of cross-complaint alleged that appellee’s intestate, Mrs. Robinson, at the time of her…
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Appeal from Clark Circuit Court. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit by A. B. Dickey, as administrator of the estate of Charity A. Robinson, deceased, against John Hays upon an account which contained among other items the following: “1895. To rents of upper place for 1895 from John Hays, $325.00.” Hays answered denying that he was indebted to the administrator in any sum, and by way of cross-complaint alleged that appellee’s intestate, Mrs. Robinson, at the time of her death was indebted to him in the sum of $348.31 (exhibiting his account), for which he asked judgment. A reply was filed…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood,' J.,
(after stating the facts). The only ground urged for reversal here is that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury as follows: “If you find from the evidence that the item of $325, as charged in plaintiff’s complaint, was represented by a note given to C. A. Robinson, and that the same was duly indorsed and transferred before maturity to John Hays, it is prima facie evidence of title in him, and the presumption is that he took it for value;” and in giving the following: “If the jury believe that John Weeks rented from the plaintiff’s intestate the upper place for $325, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Blass v. LawhornSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
- Robinson v. WoodsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
- Mann v. ScottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1877
- Titsworth v. SpitzerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1883
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