Legal Opinion

Jarrett v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 15, 1838PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Error to Lawrence Circuit Court. This was an action of debt, commenced in the Lawrence Circuit Court, by Marcus Wilson against Jarrett, administrator of John Acheson, deceased, upon a writing obligatory, executed by Acheson in his lifetime, whereby he acknowledged that Wilson had advanced and become liable for him, A dieron, to tac amount of $SG76 70. At May Term, 1835, cf the Court below, the defendant below craved oyer of the writing obligatory, and demurred to the…

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Error to Lawrence Circuit Court. This was an action of debt, commenced in the Lawrence Circuit Court, by Marcus Wilson against Jarrett, administrator of John Acheson, deceased, upon a writing obligatory, executed by Acheson in his lifetime, whereby he acknowledged that Wilson had advanced and become liable for him, A dieron, to tac amount of $SG76 70. At May Term, 1835, cf the Court below, the defendant below craved oyer of the writing obligatory, and demurred to the declaration, which demurrer was overruled, and the defendant below then filed his plea of plane admimstravit, except as to the…

1Opinion of the Court

Causin', Special Judge,

delivered the opinion of the Court: This cause comes before the Court upon a writ of error, sued out by the plaintiff in error, against the intestate of defendant in error, to the Lawrence Circuit Court.

The intestate of the defendant in error brought an action of debt in the Court below against the plaintiff in error in an instrument of' writing, signed and sealed by John Acheson, the plaintiff’s intestate, by which the intestate acknowledges his indebtedness to the defendant’s intestate in the sum of three thousand and seventy-seven dollars, and the liability of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Turner v. ClayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1813

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Farmers' Exchange v. DrakeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926

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