Black v. Calloway
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harrison. The case was tried before Hon. Charles A. Frazer, one of the district j udges. H. H. Black, a beef-packer, of Jefferson, Texas, drew a draft on Fellows & Co., of Hew Orleans, dated 31st January, 1860, and due at three days’ sight, in favor of A. G-. Scogin, which draft Scogin indorsed to Calloway & Bain, who sent the draft to MeKelroy & Bradford, of Hew Orleans, their agents and commission merchants, with the request to present the same to Fellows & Co.…
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Appeal from Harrison. The case was tried before Hon. Charles A. Frazer, one of the district j udges. H. H. Black, a beef-packer, of Jefferson, Texas, drew a draft on Fellows & Co., of Hew Orleans, dated 31st January, 1860, and due at three days’ sight, in favor of A. G-. Scogin, which draft Scogin indorsed to Calloway & Bain, who sent the draft to MeKelroy & Bradford, of Hew Orleans, their agents and commission merchants, with the request to present the same to Fellows & Co. They presented the draft to Fellows & Co., who refused to accept it. MeKelroy & Bradford, for Calloway & Bain, then had…
1Opinion of the CourtCoke, J.
This suit was brought on a protested draft for $350, drawn at Jefferson, on the 31st January, 1860, by EL H. Black, payable to the order of A. G-. Scogin, on Messrs. Fellows & Co., of New Orleans, and indorsed by Scogin to McKelroy & Bradford. The protest of the draft for nonacceptance is averred in the petition. It is also averred, this suit being brought to the second term of the court after the dishonor of the draft, that it was not instituted before the first term, because the plaintiffs did not hear of the protest until too late to sue to the first term. The plaintiffs, Calloway & Bain,…
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