Howell v. . Barnes

The facts were, that Barnes had obtained a judgment against Howell and others, at August term 1866 of Wayne County Court, upon a bond executed by them in 1861, when Howell was under age by eighteen days. The judgment was under an attachment levied in May 1866, Howell being then a resident of Mississippi. Howell visited Wayne County in November 1866, and was notified of the existence of the judgment by his attorney, but was not notified of its being in his power to vacate it. Nothing passed between them upon this last point. Some negotiations took place then and afterwards between Howell and…