Legal Opinion
Houston National Bank v. Wood
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 1911PublishedCited by 24 opinions
FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Chancery Court.of Knox County.— Will D. WRIGHT, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
The facts of this case necessary to be stated are these:
A. H. Wood was bound to the Holston National Bank upon three notes as indorser or joint maker, and in 1907, addressed to the bank the following letter:
“Knoxville, Tenn.,
“Sept. 17, 1907.
“Holston National Bank,
“Knoxville, Tenn.
“Gentlemen;
“I herewith inclose you certificates, Nos. 10,11,12 and 19, of the Tennessee Iron Ore Company, aggregating 175 shares of its capital stock:
“Certificate'No. 10 being for 50 shares;
“Certificate No. 11 being for 50 shares;
“Certificate No. 12 being for 48 shares;
“Certificate No. 19 being for 27 shares.
“Also…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gillet v. . Bank of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Bryan v. . BaldwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Memphis City Bank v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Hathaway v. Fall River National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Stallings v. GottschalkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1893
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Connors v. ConnorsTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Cox v. HaganSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Crouch v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
- Citizens Nat. Bank of Orange, Va. v. WaughCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
- Heffner v. First Nat. Bk. of Hunt'donSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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