Legal Opinion
Administrator of Townsend v. Lorain Bank
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1853Published
Error to the court of common pleas of Erie county. Beserved in Erie county. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
*307The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ranney, J.
The action below was brought upon a bill of exchange for $3,000, drawn by Morgan & Co., upon Marshall, Burton & Co., in favor of W. W. Witherell, and payable on the 4th day of June, 1849, at the office of H. J. Morgan in the city of New York. The bill was indorsed by Witherell to the plaintiff’s intestate, and by him to the defendant in error. It was duly protested at maturity for non-payment, and the following notice sent by the notary to Townsend :
“ $3,000. “ New York, June 2, 1849.
“ Please take notice, that a bill for $3,000, drawn by…
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- Remer v. DownerCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1840
- Rhett v. PoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
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