59 Miss. 45 | Miss. | 1881
delivered the opinion of the court.
The facts disclosed by the evidence acquit Gunning of all blame with respect to the injury to the mare and cart he had hired of Royal. Pie was, therefore, not legally answerable to Royal for the loss he suffered, or any part of it, and the giving of his note in settlement of the “ controversy ” did not preclude him from showing that he was not legally liable for the payment of the pm promised. The existence of a dispute or
Reversed and remanded.