Dickinson v. Edwards
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by defendant from an order made upon the minutes of the justice before whom the action was tried, setting aside a verdict and granting a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Davis, P. J.:
This action was brought upon a promissory note which is in words and figures following:
“ $300. New York, November 14, 1874.
Three months after date, I promise to pay to the order of Messrs. Bailey and Gilbert, three hundred dollars at the New York National Exchange bank. Yalue received.
W. Y. EDWARDS.”
This note was written and signed by the maker and delivered to the payee above named at the city of New York. The jury found that it was purely an accommodation note without consideration as between the maker and the payees. The payees, Messrs. Bailey and Gilbert, indorsed and sold,…
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