Adams v. Power
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the circuit court,of Hinds county, 1st district. Brown, J. The opinions of the court contain a full statement of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Peyton, C. J.:
Isabella A. Adams instituted an action of assumpsit in the circuit court of Hinds county, against J. L. Power, on a promissory note for $3,750, made by the *452said J. L. Power and B. F. Jones, on the 11th day of February, 1867, payable to Asa It. Carter and John H. Cook, on the 1st day of January, 1869, and by them transferred by indorsement to the plaintiff, without recourse to them as indorsers thereof, on the 24th day of April, 1867.
To this action the defendant pleaded the general issue, and a special plea in bar, setting up a contemporaneous agreement in writing, under seal,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mandeville v. WelchSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
- Goodrich v. StanleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Haywood v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
- Warren v. WheelerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1842
- McNeil v. McCamleyTexas Supreme Court · 1851
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Hoerner v. First National Bank of JacksonMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Greenwood Leflore Hospital Comm. v. TurnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Hellman & Co. v. Pollock & Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1891
- Parsons v. TillmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Walrus Mfg. Co. v. McMehenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.