Bacon's Adm'r v. Bacon's Trustees
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, pronounced May 10, 1895, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellant was the complainant, and the appellees were the defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, J.,
deliered the opinion of the court:
One of the questions involved in this appeal is whether the estate of John L. Bacon, deceased, is liable as endorser upon eleven negotiable notes aggregating $28,500, made by tbe Marshall Manufacturing Co., payable to John L. Bacon, arjd held by the State Bank of Yirginia. The first of these notes is dated January 25, 1885, and the last one August.12, 1887. Nine of them are payable “on call after date,” one “on call,” and one “on demand alter date.” All are negotiable and payable at the bank. Bacon died on the 27th day of August, 1887. The Dotes…
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