Baggett v. Beard

Citations

• 43 Miss. 120

Syllabus

<p>1. Pleading. — To an action of debt, upon injunction and sequestration bonds, assigning special breaches, the plea of nil debit is not the proper plea. Each breach assigned is in the nature of a separate count, disclosing a separate cause of action, and the defendant ought to reply specially his defense.</p> <p>2. Damages on Bbeack of Injunction and Sequestration Bonds — Costs and Counsel Eees. — In such an action evidence is admissible on the part of the plaintiff to prove fees paid to counsel for defending the chancery suit in which the injunction and sequestration bonds were given; and to prove the cost of any transcripts of papers used, or other costs paid in such chancery suit.</p>