Sinclair v. Gray
Supreme Court of Florida
Tliis case was decided at Marianna. Appeal from Franklin Circuit Court. The appellant instituted bis action of assumpsit by attachment against the appellee on an order or check, of which the following is a copy, yíz ; St. Joseph, May 17, 1840. President of the L. W. and St. Joseph Bailroad Company will pay to James Black, or order, one hundred and fifty-three dollars, and charge the same to account of Your ob’t serv’t, JOHN D. GBAY.
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Tliis case was decided at Marianna. Appeal from Franklin Circuit Court. The appellant instituted bis action of assumpsit by attachment against the appellee on an order or check, of which the following is a copy, yíz ; St. Joseph, May 17, 1840. President of the L. W. and St. Joseph Bailroad Company will pay to James Black, or order, one hundred and fifty-three dollars, and charge the same to account of Your ob’t serv’t, JOHN D. GBAY. James Black endorsed tbe said order to William Hawkins, and tbe latter endorsed it to the plaintiff Sinclair, as alleged in tbe declaration, wbicb was in tbe…
1Opinion of the CourtDuPONT, C. J.
This was an action of assumpsit, commenced in the .Circuit Court of Franklin county, by Sinclair, the appellant, against Gray, the appellee, upon an instrument of writing, as follows, to wit:
“ St. Joseph, May 17th, 1840.
“President of the L. W. and St. Joseph R. Road Company will please pay to James Black or order one hundred and fifty-three dollars, and charge the same to acct. of
“Your O. S., JOHN D. GRAY.”
This paper was endorsed by James Black, the payee, to William Hawkins, and by Hawkins to Sinclair, who instituted the suit, as endorsee thereof, and filed his declaration in the usual form.…
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