Powell v. Tomlinson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Marshall county. Hon. W. A. Roane, Judge. Action by B. N. Powell against S. B. Tomlinson. Judgment for the defendant in the justice court, and the plaintiff appealed to the circuit court, where judgment was again rendered in favor of defendant and plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from circuit court, Marshall county. Hon. W. A. Roane, Judge. Action by B. N. Powell against S. B. Tomlinson. Judgment for the defendant in the justice court, and the plaintiff appealed to the circuit court, where judgment was again rendered in favor of defendant and plaintiff appeals. In the case of Ellis v. Jones, 70 Miss. — , the language of Judge Cooper says: “The lien given by the statute for supplies is to secure a debt due to the landlord, and the existence of such debt is necessary to the existence of the lien. Neither the letter nor spirit of the statute warrants its…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
This case originated in the court of a justice of the peace of Marshall county. Appellant, B. N. Powell, there sued appellee, S. B. Tomlinson, for one hundred and twenty-three dollars and thirty-seven cents. There was a judgment in favor of appellee, from, which appellant appealed to the circuit court. There was a trial in the circuit court, and again a judgment was rendered in favor of appellee, from which appellant prosecutes this appeal.
Appellant leased for the year 1920 a part of his farm to one Lesure. The latter in turn sublet- a part of the land so leased from appellant to Crane;…
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- Scott & Garrett v. Green River Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1917
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