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· 10/15/1885

Bonney v. Bowman

Citations

  • 63 Miss. 166

Syllabus

<p>Judgment. On void contract. Belief in chancery. Section Code of 1&T1, applied.</p> <p>Section 2464, Code of 1871, provides that all notes given for debts created for liquors retailed, shall be absolutely null and void. W. obtained judgment against B. on such a note. In a suit in chancery to enforce this judgment B. set up the defense that the judgment could not be enforced because of the illegal consideration of the note. Held, that after the judgment on the note was obtained, it was too late for the appellant to seek relief in chancery.</p>

Judges: Campbell

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