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        "text": "RoriNs, J.\nAppellant prosecutes this appeal from a judgment, responsive to trial jury\u2019s verdict in favor of appellee, rendered by the lower court in appellant\u2019s suit against appellee to recover $1,547.71 on an account for beer sold by appellant, to a partnership composed of appellee and Agee Ball, doing business at Camden, Arkansas, under- the firm name of Jax Sales Company.\nThe answer of appellee contained a general denial and a plea that the account was barred by the statute of limitations.\nAppellant introduced in evidence a statement of its account showing sales to the Jax Sales Company. This account, which began on July 7,1938, showed' total debits for deliveries of beer to the partnership amounting to $7,397.45, and credits totalling $5,849.74. The last invoice was dated May 29, 1939, and after this date there were made certain payments, the last of which was on June 30, 1939. Appearing on the account, after this date, were certain credits for \u201cempties\u201d returned and for certain \u201callowances\u201d on beer. The instant suit was filed on January 28, 1943; and the determining issue in the case is whether the credits entered On the account within the period of three years before the institution of the suit \u2022 reflected such payments as to toll the statute of limitations.\nWitnesses for appellant testified that these credits were made with the knowledge and consent of appellee. Appellee testified that he sold his interest in the partnership to his partner Ball on March 15, 1939, and that Ball agreed to assume all obligations of the firm, including' appellant\u2019s account. Appellee further testified that after he sold his interest he did not authorize or know of any of the credits appearing thereafter in the account. Ball corroborated appellee\u2019s version of the agreement between appellee and Ball, and he also testified that after July, 1939, at which time he went out of business, he did not return any \u201cempties\u201d to appellant and he denied knowledge of any credits on the account as of date later than July 1,1939.\nFor reversal of the judgment below it is argued by appellant:\nFirst, that the lower court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that proof of the account made a prima facie case for appellant.\nSecond, that'payment is an affirmative defense and must be pleaded.\nThird, that error was committed by the court in giving an instruction as to the nature of a mutual account.\nFourth, that the verdict is contrary to the testimony.\nI.\nWhile the lower court refused to instruct the jury that proof of the account made out a pnma facie case for appellant, the first sentence in its instructions was: \u201cGentlemen, the account sued on shows total charges of $7,397.45 and total credits of $5,849.74, leaving a balance of $1,547.71.\u201d This, in reality, stated the matter more favorably to appellant than the requested instruction, and no prejudice resulted from its refusal.\nII.\nIt is next urged that the lower court, erred in refusing to instruct the jury that payment is an affirmative defense that must be pleaded. Since appellee did not claim that he had paid the debt sued on, and the only question as to payment involved was the question as to the credits or payments urged by appellant as tolling the statute of limitations', the refusal to give this instruction was not prejudicial to appellant.\nHL\nAppellant asked no instruction as to what constitutes a \u201cmutual\u201d account. Appellee asked several such instructions, only one of which was given. This instruction was not erroneous.\nIV.\nThe burden is on a creditor, who asserts a payment to avoid the bar of'limitation, to prove such a payment. Armistead v. Brooke, 18 Ark. 521; Simpson v. Brown-Desnoyers Shoe Company, 70 Ark. 598, 70 S. W. 305; Clark v. Lesser, 106 Ark. 207, 153 S. W. 112; Taylor v. White, 182 Ark. 433, 31 S. W. 2d 745; Bank of Mulberry v. Sprague, 185 Ark. 410, 47 S. W. 2d 601; McNeill v. Rowland, 198 Ark. 1094, 132 S. W. 2d 370. \u201cWhen payments are relied upon to stop the running of the statute of limitations, the burden of proof is on the party alleging it to show by other evidence in addition to the endorsement that the payment was in fact made.\u201d Slagle v. Box, 124 Ark. 43, 186 S. W. 299.\nThere was a sharp conflict in the testimony as to the cprrectness of the credits for \u201cempties\u201d returned and for \u201callowances.\u201d The evidence given by appellee and his former partner was to the effect that these \u2018 \u2018 empties \u2019 \u2019 were not returned by them and that there was no basis for any of the credits entered on the account within three years before the suit was filed. While the testimony of two officials of appellant was contrary to this testimony adduced on behalf of appellee, the jury accepted the version of appellee and Ms witness. The jury\u2019s finding on this disputed question of fact is conclusive.\nNo error appearing, the judgment of the lower court is affirmed.",
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        "author": "RoriNs, J."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Granoff & Meyerhardt and W. C. Rodgers, for appellant.",
      "Boyd Tackett and George E. Steel, for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "M. K. Goetz Brewing Company v. Hill.\n4-8036\n199 S. W. 2d 959\nOpinion delivered January 13, 1947.\nRehearing denied February 17, 1947.\nGranoff & Meyerhardt and W. C. Rodgers, for appellant.\nBoyd Tackett and George E. Steel, for appellee."
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