Jones v. Brantley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Humphreys county. Hon. H. H. Elmore, Judge. Suit by Jesse D. Jones against J. Gr. Brantley. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Humphreys county. Hon. H. H. Elmore, Judge. Suit by Jesse D. Jones against J. Gr. Brantley. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. This was a contract, according to the testimony of Mr. Jones in the case, entered into upon a week day, and while some things were done on Sunday, some conferences held, etc., most of the work was done on week days- In this suit several different performances on the part of Mr. Jones are clearly shown in the testimony, and while the suit is for a lump sum,…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
Appellant sued the appellee for professional services as an attorney for the-sum of five hundred dollars, alleging that the appellee was engaged in a mercantile business in a partnership, and that he desired the professional services of plaintiff in re-arranging or adjusting the partnership business, and that the value of the stock, etc., involved in the mercantile business amounted to thirty thousand dollars, and that the services so rendered were reasonably worth five hundred dollars.
The defendant filed the general issue and a special plea alleging in the special plea that the contract and…
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