Corinth, Shiloh & Savannah Turnpike Co. v. Gooch
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Claude Clayton, Judge. Suit by W. T. Goocb against the Corinth, Shiloh & Savannah Turnpike Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. This’.'is a suit by appellee against appellant on its alleged acceptance of- an order drawn,upon it by Newell in favor of appellee for two hundred dollars and thirteen cents.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Claude Clayton, Judge. Suit by W. T. Goocb against the Corinth, Shiloh & Savannah Turnpike Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. This’.'is a suit by appellee against appellant on its alleged acceptance of- an order drawn,upon it by Newell in favor of appellee for two hundred dollars and thirteen cents. It is not pretended by appellee that the acceptance was in writing, but that it was accepted orally by M. T. Bynum, treasurer of the Turnpike Co. Section 4002 of the…
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
This suit originated in the circuit court of Alcorn county, and is based upon the following facts:
The Corinth, Shiloh & Savannah Turnpike Company, the appellant, a Tennessee corporation having its office and place of business in Corinth, Miss., had built a turnpike road from the Tennessee line to Shiloh, on the Tennessee river. This road was constructed for the turnpike company by A. T. Newell Construction Company. The appellee, W. T. Gooch, is a merchant living in Tennessee. The Newell Construction Company owed appellee the sum of two hundred dollars and thirteen cents. This construction…
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