Buckner v. Real Estate Bank
Supreme Court of Arkansas
This was an action of assumpsit, determined in the Pulaski circuit court, at May term, 1844, before the Hon. John C. P. Tollison, special judge. The Bank sued Simeon Buckner, Lambert J. Reardon and Robert A. Watkins, on a bill of exchange.
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This was an action of assumpsit, determined in the Pulaski circuit court, at May term, 1844, before the Hon. John C. P. Tollison, special judge. The Bank sued Simeon Buckner, Lambert J. Reardon and Robert A. Watkins, on a bill of exchange. The defendants pleaded that since the last continuance of the suit, the Bank had, on the 2nd April, 1842, by deed of that date, assigned, transferred and delivered the bill mentioned in the declaration, to Carey A. Harris, James S. Conway, Sam C. Roane, Henry L. Biscoe, Wm. F. Moore, John Preston, jr., Anthony H. Davies, Sandford C. Faulkner, Silas Craig,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Lacy, J.
The question to be decided here, arises upon the demurrer to the plaintiff’s replication, which is an answer to the defendant’s plea,puis darrien continuance. The replication avers that the bill of-exchange upon which the suit is brought, was assigned and transferred upon the 2nd of April, 1842, by deed of that date duly executed, whereby the Real Estate Bank of the State of Arkansas conveyed the same with all her estates, real and personal, choses in action and assets to certain trustees therein mentioned for the payment of all her debts and liabilities. This assignment…
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