Gilchrist v. Pearson

Mississippi Supreme Court

Gilchrist v. Pearson

70 Miss. 351

Mississippi Supreme Court·Decided October 15, 1892·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

Campbell, Cv J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

"Whatever may have been the authority of Nelson to represent Gilchrist as to his lands in Mississippi, there is nothing disclosed to suggest that he was authorized to biiid him by a contract to purchase 60,000 staves of Pearson, and sell them to Leonard, and the instruction to the jury to find for the defendant should have been given.

Reversed,. and remanded for a new trial.

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Campbell, Cv J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

"Whatever may have been the authority of Nelson to represent Gilchrist as to his lands in Mississippi, there is nothing disclosed to suggest that he was authorized to biiid him by a contract to purchase 60,000 staves of Pearson, and sell them to Leonard, and the instruction to the jury to find for the defendant should have been given.

Reversed,. and remanded for a new trial.

Gilchrist v. Pearson, 70 Miss. 351 (Mich. 1892).

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