Bell v. Mayor and Council of Vicksburg

The plaintiff instituted this suit upon a sealed Instrument, made in the name of the city of Vicksburg, payable to bearer. The defendant.pleaded fifteen pleas; to ten of which the plain-, tiff demurred,- and judgment was rendered for the defendant on the demurrer. Some ."of these pleas involved important questions touching the validity of the instrument, which have, since the decision'of the Circuit Court, been the subject of discussion in the Supreme Court of Mississippi and in this court. It is conceded that nine of the pleas'were insufficient, and'that the demurrers should have -been…