Legal Opinion
Barton Savings Bank & Trust Co. v. Bickford
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 3, 1923PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Butler, Ch. Supr. J.
The three promissory notes upon which the plaintiff seeks to recover are dated at Barton, Vermont, June 1, 1917, payable to the plaintiff or order at a fixed future time, all of which were past due when suit was brought thereon. Each note is signed on its face by H. A. Harding, Helen Bickford, and S. M. Bickford. The last two persons named were at the time of signing and now are husband and wife. The notes in terms of liability are alike and read: “We each as principal jointly and severally promise to pay,” etc.
Harding is dead. S. M. Bickford made no defense, and judgment…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Headley v. HoopengarnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
- Samuel Sprigg, in Error v. The Bank of Mount PleasantSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
- Sprigg v. Bank of Mount PleasantSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Grapes v. WilloughbySupreme Court of Vermont · 1919
- Raleigh County Bank v. PoteetWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re RuleUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 1983
- McNamara v. Pickett Et Ux.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1938
- In Re HutchinsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 2009
- National Bank of Newbury v. HaleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Rogers v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
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