Legal Opinion

Ort v. Fowler

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1884PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Error from Harvey District Court. Action by Fowler against Ort, upon a promissory note. Trial at the September Term, 1881, and verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings the case to this'court. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brewer, J.:

February 7, 1881, Mary Fowler, as and for her bill of particulars, filed with a justice of the peace an instrument in writing, of which the following is a copy:

‘.‘$90.

Macon Town, Kas., Aug. 2, 1880.

“Six months after date, I promise to pay to the order of Wilson, Parks & Co. ninety dollars, for value received, with interest at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum from date. The payee reserves the right to extend the time of payment, thereof if he desires.

William Ort.”

On'the back of said instrument was the following: “Wilson, Parks & Co.” A…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Putnam v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1808
  2. Chapman v. . RoseNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Wait v. PomeroyMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
  4. Douglass v. MattingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  5. Shirt v. OverjohnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. SewardSupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  2. Green v. WilkieSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
  3. Baird v. ShafferSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  4. American Hominy Co. v. Millikin Nat. BankDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1920
  5. Shook v. Puritan Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1907

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