Birckhead v. Brown
New York Supreme Court
On error from the supreme court, where a judgment rendered by the superior court of the- city of New-York in favor of Birckhead and Carlisle against the present defendants in error was reversed. For the facts in the case and the opinion of the supreme court, see 5 Hill, 634. The case was argued here by
1Opinion of the Court
Senator Bockee
delivered an opinion in favor of reversing the judgment of. the supreme court. He concurred with that court in holding that the letters written by the defendants constituted them guarantors to W. and J. Brown & Co., for such advances as that firm might make within limits prescribed by the letters; but he held that they also imported a further con tract by the defendants with any person who might on the faith of the letters advance money upon the bills drawn by Demarest, that such bills should be accepted and paid by W. and J. Brown & Co., and that such engagement was in the…
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