Case Name: Cedar Rapids National Bank v. Willis B. Lundy
Court: Mississippi Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 1910-03
Citations: 96 Miss. 805
Docket Number: 
Parties: Cedar Rapids National Bank v. Willis B. Lundy.
Judges: 
Reporter: Mississippi Reports
Volume: 96
Pages: 805–806

Head Matter:
Cedar Rapids National Bank v. Willis B. Lundy.
[51 South. 4.]
Peomissoey Notes. Execution. Evidence. Peremptory instruction. Equivocal denial.
Where defendant liad twice admitted the execution of the note sued upon in letters to the plaintiff, an equivocal denial thereof by him as a witness will not preclude a peremptory instruction in plaintiff’s favor, there being no other defense to the suit.
FROM the circuit court of Simpson county.
Hon. RobeRt L. Bullard, Judge.
The national bank, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; Lundy, appellee, was defendant there. . From a judgment in defendant’s favor plaintiff appealed to the supreme court. The facts are sufficiently apparent from the opinion of the court.
McIntosh Bros., for appellant.
D. G. Enochs, for appellee.
[The reporter was unable to find the briefs of counsel in this case, hence no synopses of them are given.]

Opinion:
Mayes, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
On an examination of this entire record, it is manifest to. us that the peremptory instruction ashed for on the part of plaintiff should have been given. There was no question in this case to be submitted to a jury; it plainly appearing, from the admissions made -in the letters written by appellee to the Barton-Parker Manufacturing Company, that the notes in question were signed by him. This is independent of the equivocal denial of appellee in hiá testimony. The appellee admits buying and getting the goods, amounting to $480, and in a letter' of August 28, 1907, writes inclosing check for $100 in part payment for the goods. Again, on October 14-th, another check for $100 was sent. On October 24th the appellee writes, complaining that he could not sell the goods, and says: "I realize you have put the notes in bank, but you could get same. I have made a mistake in buying too heavy, and now I am cramped for funds. This is why I ask you to allow mo to return the jewelry." Again, on December 16th, he writes: "A payment is due you today by me under the two contracts I signed, and which you hold." In this same letter it is true that appellee denies making the notes; but it is after all the above admissions, and after the attempt on his part to get the contract rescinded. This is too plainly an admission on the part of appellee of the signing of these notes to admit of any contradiction.
Reversed and remmded.