McMahan v. Jacoway
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Bridgeport. Tried before the Hon. William L. Stephens. This was an action brought by the appellee, H. J. Jacoway, against the appellant, W. J. McMahan; and counted on a promissory note or due bill. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The cause was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff.
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Appeal from the City Court of Bridgeport. Tried before the Hon. William L. Stephens. This was an action brought by the appellee, H. J. Jacoway, against the appellant, W. J. McMahan; and counted on a promissory note or due bill. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The cause was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. The appeal is prosecuted by the defendant, who assigns as error this judgment of the trial court. A portion of the purchase money for the purchase of the leasehold interest being paid, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The suit was upon a promissory note, executed by McMahan to Joyner and transferred by Joyner to plaintiff, Jacoway. The case was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury. Joyner was in possession of and owned an unexpired leasehold interest in a certain storehouse, beginning prior to the year 1893 and continued through the year 1896. On the first of January, 1893, Joyner by parol agreement rented to McMahan the store-room for one year for $150. McMahan took possession of the store-room under his rental contract, and paid this rent.
On the first of April, while McMahan was in…
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