Fletcher v. Whitlow
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Washington Chancery Court. James M. Pittman, Judge. Suit by Whitlow, Lake & Co. against Robert Fletcher. Judgment for plaintiffs, from which defendant appeals. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Robert Fletcher was in 1897 the owner of two sawmills, which he operated near Combs, Madison county. Pie resided at Combs, and carried on also a small mercantile business at that place.
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Appeal from Washington Chancery Court. James M. Pittman, Judge. Suit by Whitlow, Lake & Co. against Robert Fletcher. Judgment for plaintiffs, from which defendant appeals. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Robert Fletcher was in 1897 the owner of two sawmills, which he operated near Combs, Madison county. Pie resided at Combs, and carried on also a small mercantile business at that place. During the month of July of the year named he purchased a stock of goods from Whitlow, Lake & Co., a firm of merchants or traders doing business at Fayetteville, Arkansas. This stock of goods was purchased on credit,…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
(after stating the facts). This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Washington county on the chancery side of the docket. Though the record in this case is very voluminous, containing nearly five hundred pages, yet there is hardly a question of law in the case. The entire controversy concerns disputed questions of fact in reference to dealings between Whitlow, Lake & Co.,’the plaintiffs, and Eletcher,’the defendant. The evidence was taken before a notary public, who-gave the attorneys great latitude in their examination of witnesses, and allowed them to repeat questions to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Hoyt v. McLaughlinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Bullock v. BoydNew York Court of Chancery · 1834
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