Leval Company, Inc. v. Caver

Leval & Company, Inc., appellant, sued Caver, appellee, in the Circuit Court of Prentiss County, Mississippi, upon a promissory note executed by- Caver to Leval, dated February 10, 1951, in the principal sum of $720.00, bearing interest At six percentum per annum and obligating the maker to pay a reasonable attorney’s fee should the note be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection.

Caver, as his only defense, pled lack of consideration for execution of the note. ■ A jury found for Caver. Leval requested, but was denied, a peremptory instruc*403tion. Leval says he was entitled to that in…