Ratcliff v. Planters' Bank
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON This action of assumpsit, instituted in tbe circuit court of Davidson county, by tbe Planters’ Bank of Tennessee against Ratcliff & Brown, as tbe drawers of a bill of exchange for $1,409 98, was submitted to a jury upon tbe facts indicated in tbe synopsis, at tbe January term, 1854, of said court, before Baxter judge, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for tbe plaintiff, from wbicb tbe defendants appealed in error to tbis court. cited, Wheeler vs. Field, 6…
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FROM DAVIDSON This action of assumpsit, instituted in tbe circuit court of Davidson county, by tbe Planters’ Bank of Tennessee against Ratcliff & Brown, as tbe drawers of a bill of exchange for $1,409 98, was submitted to a jury upon tbe facts indicated in tbe synopsis, at tbe January term, 1854, of said court, before Baxter judge, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for tbe plaintiff, from wbicb tbe defendants appealed in error to tbis court. cited, Wheeler vs. Field, 6 Mete., 290. Reid vs. Morrison, 2 Watts & Serg., 401. Byles on Bills Ed., 1853, 159. Meigs’ Big., 233-5. Simpson vs.…
1Opinion of the Court
CaeutheRS, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
Tbis is an action brought by tbe Planters’ Bank as endorsee and bolder of a bill of exchange for $1409 98, drawn by tbe defendants on tbe 6th January, 1853, upon John H. Corl, at ninety days, in favor of E. Bobertson, by whom, as well as tbe defendants, it was endorsed. It was accepted by Corl, who in writing bis name, under tbe word “ accepted ” on the face of tbe bill, by tbe stroke or flourish of tbe pen, ran over, and nearly obliterated tbe right band lower part of tbe figure six, tbe. date of tbe bill, so as to make tbe same look like tbe…
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