Decker v. Laws
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. STATEMENT BY THE COÜRT. F. P. Laws filed his complaint in the Jackson Circuit Court against the appellants, George W. Decker and George Goodrich, under their style of the Newport Saw Mill Company, in which he alleged they were indebted to him in the sum of $936.98 by reason of having been engaged to sell their sawmill and plant, and further alleged that they had agreed to give him a commission of 10 per cent, on the amount of the sale, and…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. STATEMENT BY THE COÜRT. F. P. Laws filed his complaint in the Jackson Circuit Court against the appellants, George W. Decker and George Goodrich, under their style of the Newport Saw Mill Company, in which he alleged they were indebted to him in the sum of $936.98 by reason of having been engaged to sell their sawmill and plant, and further alleged that they had agreed to give him a commission of 10 per cent, on the amount of the sale, and that he effected a sale of said property at the sum of $9,369.80, and he exhibited a writing purporting to be a contract…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts.) 1. The fact that a juror is on friendly relations to either party does not render him incompetent. Lavender v. Hudgens, 32 Ark. 763. But, since appellants were not entitled to have any particular juror, the erroneous rejection of the talesman was not prejudicial, in the absence of a showing that some biased or incompetent juror was thrust upon them. Vaughan v. State, 58 Ark. 353.
2. Two checks were introduced in evidence as follows: “Newport Sawmill Co.
No. 1065.
“McRae Lumber & Merc. Co.
“Newport, Arkansas, April 14, 1899. “Bank of Newport, Newport, Arkansas:
“P…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vaughan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Klein v. German National BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
- Lavender v. HudgensSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
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