Spencer v. Millican
Spencer v. Millican
Opinion of the Court
—This was a suit by Mrs. Millican to recover a debt due from Spencer to a son of Millican, the son having died intestate and while a minor, leaving neither brothers, sisters, wife, children, .nor father. Spencer assigned as error the legal incapacity of the mother to bring suit.
The second ground, charging error of the judge, does not lie. The judge very properly charged the jury to find for the defendant in discount or set-off of the claim of plaintiff all such sums as the testimony showed that Spencer had paid plaintiff.
The matter in controversy was entirely a question for the jury, and the testimony authorizes the rendition of their verdict, which will not be interfered with. The judgment is
Aeeikmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Joel Spencer v. Christopher C. Millican et ux.
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- 2 cases
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- Syllabus
- Where S. executed a promise to pay money received from the guardian of his grandson, and, the grandson having died, leaving no heir but his mother, the right of property and action was cast upon the mother as effectually as if the paper had been assigned to her, and she, joined by her husband, had the right of action. Where the charge of the judge was correct, the court refused to disturb a verdict which seemed to be against evidence, there being other equities which might have been replied.