Harris v. Moye's Estate, 4-8208.
Decision Date | 26 May 1947 |
Docket Number | No. 4-8208.,4-8208. |
Citation | 202 S.W.2d 360 |
Parties | HARRIS v. MOYE'S ESTATE. |
Court | Arkansas Supreme Court |
Appeal from Monroe Chancery Court; A. L. Hutchins, Chancellor.
Action by D. C. Harris, doing business as D. C. Harris & Son, against the estate of W. H. Moye, deceased, to recover for breach of contract for sale of cotton. From an adverse decree, plaintiff appeals.
Affirmed.
John B. Moore, of Clarendon, and U. A. Gentry, of Little Rock, for appellant.
W. W. Sharp, of Brinkley, for appellee.
Appellant instituted suit in the lower court against W. H. Moye, on December 19, 1942, alleging that Moye had, for valuable consideration, sold to appellant his equity in certain bales of cotton but had failed to deliver same. An accounting and judgment for value of Moye's equity in the cotton was prayed.
On October 9, 1944, the following order in that case was entered:
On October 8, 1945, appellant filed a complaint in the instant case, identical with the one filed by him on December 19, 1942, except that in this case "Estate of W. H. Moye, Deceased" was designated as defendant.
To this latter complaint there was filed a motion to dismiss, which was a plea of res judicata, copy of the complaint in the previous case and the order of dismissal therein being attached as exhibits.
The motion was heard on this stipulation:
The lower court sustained appellee's motion to dismiss and rendered decree accordingly. This appeal followed.
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