Legal Opinion
Alex Hyman & Co. v. Hay
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1922No. 3788PublishedCited by 8 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi; Edwin R. Holmes, Judge. Action at law by Alex Hyman & Co. against J. C. Hay. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This suit arose out of alleged purchases and sales of cotton for future delivery. Plaintiffs, who are plaintiffs in error here, are partners and members of tire New Orleans Cotton Exchange. The declaration alleges that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiffs—
“in the sum of $4,665, being the balance he owes them for money which they expended and services which they performed for him and at his request in and about the purchase and sale of six hundred (600) bales of cotton, which they purchased and sold for him and at his instance and request upon the New Orleans Cotton…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Irwin v. WilliarSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- James v. ClementCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1915
- Williamson v. MajorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1909
3Cited by8 opinions
- Clark v. McNeillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
- Holbrook v. ShepardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922
- Salzman v. BoeingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940
- Alamaris v. Jno. F. Clark & Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- Chickasha Cotton Oil Co. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1925
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