O'Connor v. Clopton

Mississippi Supreme Court

O'Connor v. Clopton

60 Miss. 349

CourtMississippi Supreme Court

DecidedOctober 15, 1882

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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O'Connor v. Clopton, 60 Miss. 349 (Mich. 1882).

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Campbell, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

One who pays usurious interest may recover it by an action at law.

- An agent who receives money for his principal, and is notified before he pays it over that he will be held accountable for it to the party paying, cannot shield himself from liability by claiming that the suit should;be against his principal.

There is no error in the instructions, and the judgment is affirmed.

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Campbell, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

One who pays usurious interest may recover it by an action at law.

- An agent who receives money for his principal, and is notified before he pays it over that he will be held accountable for it to the party paying, cannot shield himself from liability by claiming that the suit should;be against his principal.

There is no error in the instructions, and the judgment is affirmed.

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60 Miss. 349, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/oconnor-v-clopton-miss-1882.

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