Stout v. Ennis
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Harvey District Court. December 12, 1881, the plaintiff filed the following petition in the district court of Harvey county, to wit: “The plaintiff, B. F. Stout, complains of the defendant, H. L. Ennis, and for cause of action says: “That during the year 1878, the plaintiff was auditor of the county of Henry, in the state of Ohio; that the defendant was a candidate in the democratic party for the nomination for that office, and that the defendant then and there…
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Error from Harvey District Court. December 12, 1881, the plaintiff filed the following petition in the district court of Harvey county, to wit: “The plaintiff, B. F. Stout, complains of the defendant, H. L. Ennis, and for cause of action says: “That during the year 1878, the plaintiff was auditor of the county of Henry, in the state of Ohio; that the defendant was a candidate in the democratic party for the nomination for that office, and that the defendant then and there agreed that if the plaintiff would support him for the nomination and not be a candidate for the same office himself, he,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This action was brought by B. F. Stout against H. L. Ennis, to recover the sum of. $400, alleged to be due on the following instrument in writing, to wit:
“For- a valuable consideration, I hereby agree to pay to *712L. L. Orwig, for the benefit of B. F. Stout, $700, as follows; $100 one year from date.; $200 two years from date; $400 three years from date, and the last specified sum to bear interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum from date.
This agreement to be void at the death of either Stout or Ennis.— November 20, 1878. — Napoleon,…
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