Legal Opinion

Shuford v. Cain

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided September 14, 1869PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Motion to vacate a judgment and subsequent proceedings. cited [Gibson v. Chew] 16 Pet. [41 U. S.] 315; [Dromgoole v. Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank of Mississippi] 2 How. [43 U. SJ 241; [Phillips v Preston] 5 How. [46 Ü. S.] 290, 291; [Connolly v. Taylor] 2 Pet. [27 U. S.] 556; 3 Bac. Abr. tit.

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Motion to vacate a judgment and subsequent proceedings. cited [Gibson v. Chew] 16 Pet. [41 U. S.] 315; [Dromgoole v. Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank of Mississippi] 2 How. [43 U. SJ 241; [Phillips v Preston] 5 How. [46 Ü. S.] 290, 291; [Connolly v. Taylor] 2 Pet. [27 U. S.] 556; 3 Bac. Abr. tit. “Error”; 12 Johns. 434; 14 Johns. 425; [Harris v. Hardeman] 14 How. [55 U. S.] 342; [Shriver v. Lynn] 2 How. [43 U. S.] 58; [Carter v. Bennett] 15 How. [56 U. S.] 356; [Harris v. Hardeman] 14 How. [55 U. S.] 345, 346; [Ex parte Crenshaw] 15 Pet. [40 U. S.] 119. cited Popino v. McAllister [Case No. 11,277];…

1Opinion of the Court

ERSKINE, District Judge.

Elkanah Shu-ford, a citizen of the state of Alabama, brought assumpsit in this court against William C. Cain, as maker of a non-negotiable promissory note, and Joseph L. Grisham, as indorser of the same. The following is a copy of the note: “On or before the first day of January, 1S63, I promise to pay J. L. Grisham the sum of seven hundred dollars, for value received of him, with interest from twelve months, this 12th October, 1860. W. C. Cain.” The note was indorsed in blank by the payee, J. L. Grisham.

The writ was returnable at the March term, 1868. Service was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thatcher v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  2. Johnson v. HarveyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1808
  3. Baker v. Judges of Ulster Common PleasNew York Supreme Court · 1809

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
  2. Pollitz v. Wabash R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1910
  3. Woffenden v. WoffendenArizona Supreme Court · 1876
  4. Whittenton Manuf'g Co. v. Memphis & Ohio River Packet Co.United States Circuit Court · 1883

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