Legal Opinion

Lasselle v. Hewson

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 4, 1839PublishedCited by 2 opinions

ERROR to the Carroll Circuit Court. The cause was i submitted to the Circuit Court without a jury, and judgment rendered in favour of Hewson, the plaintiff.

1Opinion of the CourtDewey, J.

Assumpsit. The declaration states that Stanislaus Lasselle “made his promissory note in writing on, &c., and then and there thereby promised,” &c. Plea, the general issue without oath. On the trial of the cause below, the plaintiff produced a note signed by S. Lasselle, and offered to prove by witnesses that the defendant, Stanislaus Lasselle, usually signed his name S. Lasselle. The note and explanatory testimony were objected to by the defendant, but admitted in evidence by the Court.

It is urged against the decision of the Circuit Court, that the note offered in evidence materially varied…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wood v. BulkleyNew York Supreme Court · 1816
  2. Wardell v. PinneyNew York Supreme Court · 1828

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Muirhead v. SnyderIndiana Supreme Court · 1853
  2. Louden v. WalpoleIndiana Supreme Court · 1849

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