Jackson v. Johnson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Sunflower county. Hon. S. F. Davis, Judge. Action by Amanda Thompson Jackson against Cornelia Johnson. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. The defendant first moved to rule out all the testimony of the plaintiff, Amanda Thompson, on the ground that she was, testifying to establish her own claim against the estate of a decedent.
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Appeal from circuit court of Sunflower county. Hon. S. F. Davis, Judge. Action by Amanda Thompson Jackson against Cornelia Johnson. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. The defendant first moved to rule out all the testimony of the plaintiff, Amanda Thompson, on the ground that she was, testifying to establish her own claim against the estate of a decedent. The court on this motion ruled out all the testimony of Amanda, not only what she testified to with reference to Andrew, but all she testified to with reference to her dealings and connections with Cornelia, after Andmv’s death.…
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, P. J.
The appellant, as plaintiff in the circuit court, made affidavit before the circuit clerk under section 3044, Code of 1906 (section 2402, Hemingway’s' Code), in which.affidavit she stated that she was employed by Andrew Johnson during the year 1919 as a share cropper, and assisted in making a.crop of three bales of cotton which were, at the time of the making of the affidavit, in the possession *31of the defendant, Cornelia Johnson; that under this contract she. was entitled to half of this cotton, the value of same being four hundred thirty-five dollars; that Cornelia Johnson withholds the same…
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- Jackson v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1890
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