Legal Opinion

Schirling v. Scites

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1868PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to tbe Circuit Court of Amite county. Hon. James II. Smiley, judge.

1Opinion of the CourtPeyton, J.

The defendant in error brought an action of assumpsit on a promissory note, in the Circuit Court of Amita county, against the plaintiffs in error. The summons was legally executed on two of the defendants below, Charles Schirling and "William L. Huff, and the sheriff made the following return on the sum*645mons as to the other defendant, Francis C. "Wren: “ Served on F. C. Wren by leaving a copy with his wife, at his usual place of residence, Nov. 21, 1865.”

To this action the record contains a plea of the general issue, in the words and figures following, to wit: “ And now at this November term,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thurlow v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1847
  2. Denton v. NoyesNew York Supreme Court · 1810
  3. Jackson ex dem. Smith v. StewarthNew York Supreme Court · 1810

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Governor Ex. Rel. Trustees of University of N. C. v. LassiterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  2. Cole v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Hirsch Bros. & Co. v. R. E. Kennington Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Irving Trust Co. v. Climax Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  5. Estes v. Bank of Walnut GroveMississippi Supreme Court · 1935

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