Belden v. Lamb
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action against the defendant, as the indorser - of a promissory note, made by William II, Lord and Joseph H. Poiwine, for 771 dollars, 96 cents, dated October 25th, 1838, and payable to the order of C. & H. Chapin, at the Hartford Bank, thirteen months after the date thereof, and indorsed successively by C. & H. Chapin and the defendant.
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This was an action against the defendant, as the indorser - of a promissory note, made by William II, Lord and Joseph H. Poiwine, for 771 dollars, 96 cents, dated October 25th, 1838, and payable to the order of C. & H. Chapin, at the Hartford Bank, thirteen months after the date thereof, and indorsed successively by C. & H. Chapin and the defendant. The cause was tried at Hartford, September term, 1845^ before Hinman J. The making of the note by Lord & Potwine, and the in-dorsement thereof in blank, first by C. & II. Chapin, and then by the defendant, were admitted. To prove presentment of…
1Opinion of the CourtChukch, J.
During the progress of the plaintiffs proof, and for the purpose of proving that due notice had been given *450to the defendant of the dishonour of the note in question, he introduced the testimony of A. -8. Beckwith, who testified, that the defendant, in a conversation which he heard, admitted that he had received notice of the non-payment, but at the same time, declared his refusal to pay the note, because the notice, which had been sent by mail, had been misdirected. The defendant claimed, that from this evidence there could be no legal inference that the notice had been received in due time,…
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