Legal Opinion
Winfree v. First National Bank
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 6, 1899PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Lynchburg rendered October 16, 1897, in a proceeding by a motion for a judgment for money, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
*84This was a proceeding by motion to recover judgment on a negotiable note made by B. E. Hughes, and endorsed by J. B. Winfree. The endorser resisted the judgment upon the following grounds of defence:
“ 1. That the plaintiff extended the time of payment of the note on which its action is brought, by a binding agreement with the principal, B. E. Hughes, without the consent of the endorser and defendant, John B. Winfree.
“ 2. That the plaintiff brought its action against the said parties on the same paper on which it now seeks judgment, to-wit: to the March term of the Corporation Court of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wright v. Independence National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
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