Crisman v. McMurray

This is a suit in equity between partners for a settlement of a co-partnership in buying and selling cotton at Memphis. The complainant sought a large recovery against the defendant and demanded a trial by jury. Giving effect to the verdict, the Chancellor pronounced a decree in favor of the defendant and against the complainant for $4,143.56. Complainant appealed.

At the threshold of our investigation we encounter an error in practice for which the decree must be reversed. That error consists in the submission and trial of one hundred and ninety-one (191) so-called issues, presenting…