Denton v. Lytle
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 79 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM FLEMING CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 2 Metcalfe, 228; 1 Bush, 384. 1 Metcalfe, 358 ; Scales vs. Ashbrook.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HARDIN
delivered the opinion of the court:
A bill of exchange for one thousand two hundred dollars, dated the 4th day of March, 1861, appearing to have been drawn by Samuel R. Lytle upon, and accepted by, Todd & Grose, and indorsed by James Denton and others, was discounted in the branch of the Bank *598of Louisville at Flemingsburg, Kentucky, as accommodation paper for the use of the acceptors, and, at its maturity, it was protested for non-payment; and, by the failure of the acceptors and other parties, said Lytle and Denton were compelled to assume and pay over nine hundred dollars of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hixon v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1822
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