Boynton v. Brown
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Mississippi Chancery Court, Chickasawba, District; John E. Martineau, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On July 1, 1889, C. O. Boynton filed a complaint in the Mississippi Chancery Court against Haggart and McMasters, asking that his title be quieted against them to a large body of lands in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
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Appeal from Mississippi Chancery Court, Chickasawba, District; John E. Martineau, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On July 1, 1889, C. O. Boynton filed a complaint in the Mississippi Chancery Court against Haggart and McMasters, asking that his title be quieted against them to a large body of lands in Mississippi County, Arkansas. At the October term, 1899, of the chancery court the defendants removed the cause to the Federal court, and on the 11th of June, 1901, the Federal court rendered a decree in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs appealed, and on the 16th of February, 1903, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). On the question of the employment of the appellees, we think the case is controlled by the principles announced in the case of Fenno v. English, 22 Ark. 170. Fenno had employed English to defend a suit for him. English was elected Chief Justice, and, upon assuming the duties of his office, made an arrangement with S. W. Williams to attend to his unfinished business for him. Pursuant to this agreement, Williams attended to Fenno’s case until it was decided. English brought suit against Fenno for his fee, and recovered judgment in the circuit court; on appeal…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Boynton v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Fenno v. EnglishSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1860
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- Carter v. BedfordDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1976
- Knights of Pythias of North America v. ReinbergerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925