Legal Opinion

Washington v. Hobart

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1876PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Fh'ror from Sedgwick District Court. Hobart, as plaintiff, at the March Term 1875, recovered judgment against James Washington and W. B. Simpson, for the sum of $10,477.52, and costs. Washington & Simpson bring the case here. All necessary facts and proceedings are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

*276The opjnion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action on four certain promissory notes. Each of the notes was executed by the defendants below, “Washington & Simpson.” Two of the notes were made payable “to the order of A. L. Austin,” and the other two “to the order of John Getty.” The plaintiff Hobart now claims to be the owner and holder of said four notes. He does not however allege in his petition below or elsewhere that the notes were ever indorsed to him, or to any one else, or that they were ever indorsed at all, or that they were transferred to himself or to any…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. NortonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1865

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Doughty v. FunkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. Sawyer & Austin Lumber Co. v. Champlain Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
  3. Pattie v. WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  4. Jones v. CoatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
  5. Strong v. MooreSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907

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