Harris v. Cuddy

In February, 1856, the plaintiff, as surviving partner of John L. Harris, deceased, shipped, after the death of the latter, from their plantation in Bolivar county, Mississippi, three hundred and ninety-nine hales of cotton consigned to the defendants for sale at this place.

On sixteenth March, 1856, the defendants remitted to plaintiff $8619 41, one-half of the net proceeds of said consignment. The plaintiff has instituted this suit to recover the other half of the proceeds.

The answer admits the receipt of the cotton and the amount of proceeds thereof as alleged, hut avers that under the…