Biddeford National Bank v. Hill
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion by plaintiff. Overruled. Assumpsit upon a promissory note of the following tenor: “ $344.44. , July 5, 1905. “ Three months after date, we promise to pay to the order of— Biddeford National Bank— —Three hundred forty-four 44-100 Dollars — at said Bank. Value received. Etta O. Hill. D. O’Connor & Co.” Tried at the January term, 1906, of the Supreme Judicial Court, York County.
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On motion by plaintiff. Overruled. Assumpsit upon a promissory note of the following tenor: “ $344.44. , July 5, 1905. “ Three months after date, we promise to pay to the order of— Biddeford National Bank— —Three hundred forty-four 44-100 Dollars — at said Bank. Value received. Etta O. Hill. D. O’Connor & Co.” Tried at the January term, 1906, of the Supreme Judicial Court, York County. Plea, on the part of the defendant,-Etta O. Hill, the general issue together with a brief statement alleging as follows : “ That if the name of Etta O. Hill, which appears upon the note declared upon in…
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
This is an action of assumpsit upon a promissory note for $344.44 dated July 5th, 1905, purporting to be signed by Etta O. Hill and D. O’Connor & Co. The uudisputed facts show that Etta O. Hill at some time previous to the date of the note, had sold and delivered to D. O’Connor & Co., a quantity of pressed hay, the consideration for which amounted to 1344.44. Early in the morning of the date of the note, she called upon O’Connor & Co., meeting H. O’Connor himself, for the purpose of obtaining a settlement for the hay. When the object of her call was made known to Mr. O’Connor, he informed her…
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