Pinckney v. Childs
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal by the defendants from an order denying a motion to set aside a judgment against them in favor of the plaintiff. William Pinckney is the plaintiff, and the defendants are Henry H. Childs, Seneca Durand, Anthony Arnoux and a Mr. Dougherty. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBy the Court. White, J.
—This action was commenced in December, 1857, to recover the amount of two promissory notes held by the plaintiff, one for the sum of one thousand dollars, and the other for eight hundred dollars. The notes were made by the defendants, Childs and Dougherty, who were partners, and were dated in January, 1857, and made payable on demand. They were duly indorsed by the two other defendants, Arnoux and Durand, and delivered to the plaintiff.
The relief demanded in the complaint was a judgment for eighteen hundred dollars, with .interest from January, 1857. The defendants, Arnoux and Durand,…
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