Delta Ins. & Realty Agency v. Interstate Mortgage & Bond Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Leflore county. HoN. Joe May, Chancellor. Suit by the Interstate Mortgage & Bond Company against the Delta Insurance & Realty Agency, W. S. Barry and S. S. Steele. From a decree overruling- demurrer to the bill, the first defendant appeals. This suit was instituted in the chancery court by the appellee against the appellant and "W. S. Barry and S. S. Steele.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Leflore county. HoN. Joe May, Chancellor. Suit by the Interstate Mortgage & Bond Company against the Delta Insurance & Realty Agency, W. S. Barry and S. S. Steele. From a decree overruling- demurrer to the bill, the first defendant appeals. This suit was instituted in the chancery court by the appellee against the appellant and "W. S. Barry and S. S. Steele. The bill alleges that in January, 1911, the appellee’s predecessor entered into a contract of agency with Barry under the terms of which he was made the-general agent in Mississippi and Tennessee for the…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the chancery court of Leflore county overruling a demurrer to the bill filed by the appellee in which it seeks a discovery and accounting between the appellants and appellee. The appeal was granted for the purpose of review of the action of the lower court. The reporter will state the facts.
The bill charges business dealings between the parties for several years, that the accounts between them are *184mutual accounts and are complicated, and that the status of the accounts is within the knowledge of appellants, and praying for a discovery'and accounting , and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tribette v. Illinois Central RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1892
- Waller v. ShannonMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- State ex rel. Coahoma County v. BrownMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
- Mississippi Compress & Warehouse Co. v. LevyMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
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- Hunt v. City of TupeloMississippi Supreme Court · 1916