Arkansas Reports (Volume 67); Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas, at the (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1900. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... improvements in a smooth wire fence machine to one-third interest in and to the state of Arkansas. Following is a copy of the finding of facts by the court, so far as need be set out for the decision here in this cause: By consent of both parties, the cause was submitted to the court sitting as a jury, and the court, after hearing the evidence, made the following findings of fact: On the 28th day of December, 1896, the plaintiff resided, and has since resided, in Bentonville, Benton county, Arkansas, and defendants resided, and have since resided, at the town of Rogers, in said county, about six miles from Bentonville, all being citizens of the state of Arkansas. On said 28th day of December, 1896, one J. 0. Grenamyer sold to the defendant, James Wallace, at said town of Rogers, a one-third interest in patent-right territory in the state of Arkansas for a certain patent wire fence, patented by the United States letters patent to one George J. Cline, and assigned by said Cline to said Grenamyer; one-third interest being all that was claimed by Grenamyer. But the court finds that said assignment has never been recorded in the United States patent office. That such sale to Wallace was on a credit for $282, and that said Wallace at the time executed and delivered to Grenamyer for the purchase money for said patent-right territory a negotiable promissory note for said amount, with the defendant, H. M. McGaughey, as surety. "No. . Rogers, Ark., Dec. 28, 1896. "One year after date we, or either of us, promise to pay to the order of J. 0. Grenamyer, or order, the sum of two hundred and eighty-two dollars, for value received, negotiable and payable at Citizens' Bank, without defalcation or discount, and with interest from date at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum until p...