Whitridge v. Rider
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Assumpsit by the appellants against the appellee for the sum of $527.71, upon a promissory note drawn by W. T. Foster & Co,, and endorsed by the appellee, dated the 6th of February 1861, and payable twelve months after date with interest. Plea non assumpsit, upon which issue was joined. The facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of this Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Assumpsit by the appellants against the appellee for the sum of $527.71, upon a promissory note drawn by W. T. Foster & Co,, and endorsed by the appellee, dated the 6th of February 1861, and payable twelve months after date with interest. Plea non assumpsit, upon which issue was joined. The facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of this Court. Upon the close of the testimony, the plaintiffs offered the following prayer: The plaintiffs pray the Court to instruct the jury, if they find that the promissory note given in evidence was…
1Opinion of the CourtWeisel, J.
The appellants, plaintiffs below, declared- against the defendant, the appellee, as the endorser of a promissory note drawn by William T. Foster & Co., in favor of the defendant or order, and by him endorsed to the plaintiffs, charging that the same had been duly presented for payment and was dishonored, of which the defendant had *557due notice. The declaration also contained the common money counts. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, and that he did not promise as alleged, and issues were joined.
At the trial, four exceptions to testimony offered by the plaintiffs and excluded by…
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- Lambert v. GhiselinSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
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- Bank of Columbia v. FitzhughCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1827
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