Sears v. Howe
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover the amount of two promissory notes, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Ralph Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff indorsed, for the accommodation of the defendant’s intestate, two notes payable at bank four months after their date; that the maker did not pay them when due, and that the plaintiff was compelled to and did pay them. The defendant, by his answer, denied knowledge of the making, indorsing and payment of the notes, and also pleaded the statute of limitations. The plaintiff replied, denying the allegation that the right of action did not accrue within six years, and also alleged that there was an acknowledgment and new promise by the decedent in writing…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- De Forest v. HuntSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1830
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- Brown v. KeachSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
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