Legal Opinion

Farris v. Ferguson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1922PublishedCited by 6 opinions

FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. H. W. Laughlin, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney

W. E. Ferguson and C. D. Ferguson, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiffs, instituted this suit in the circuit court of Shelby county against J. H. Farris, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale of twenty milch cows.

There was a judgment for plaintiffs in the circuit court for $200.

Upon appeal the court of civil appeals reversed that judgment and dismissed the suit, and the plaintiffs have brought the case to this court by petition for writ of cer-tiorari, and have assigned numerous errors, which question the correctness of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Skinner v. StoneSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
  2. Servel v. JamiesonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
  3. New Jersey Co. v. Nathaniel Wise Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1907

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commerce Street Co. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
  2. LeRoy Dyal Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
  3. Ray v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Burden v. Elling State BankMontana Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Thompson v. MenefeeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1927

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