Bowling v. Arthur
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from tbe Circuit Court of Warren county. Hon. John I. Guión, judge. In tbe year 1843, the plaintiff in error brought this action of assumpsit against the defendant in error, to recover damages for the failure of the defendant in error to give legal notice of the dishonor of a promissory note placed in his hands by the plaintiff in error, for collection, and for demanding payment and giving notice of non-payment to the maker and indorsers thereof, and by which…
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In error from tbe Circuit Court of Warren county. Hon. John I. Guión, judge. In tbe year 1843, the plaintiff in error brought this action of assumpsit against the defendant in error, to recover damages for the failure of the defendant in error to give legal notice of the dishonor of a promissory note placed in his hands by the plaintiff in error, for collection, and for demanding payment and giving notice of non-payment to the maker and indorsers thereof, and by which failure, J. P. Harrisson, one of the indorsers, was released from liability, and the other parties being insolvent, the…
1Opinion of the CourtHandy, J.
This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff in error, against the defendant in error, to recover damages for a failure of duty on the part of the defendant, in giving notice of the nonpayment of a promissory note, placed in his hands for the purpose of demanding payment and giving notice of non-payment to an *50indorser upon the paper, in consequence of which, that indorser was discharged, and the plaintiff lost his debt.
The material facts appear to be, that the plaintiff was the holder of the note in question, which was made by one Creath, and payable two years after its date, at…
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