Emerson v. Urie Townsend

It appears from the record in this case that on the 10th day of March, 1881, the appellee, Urie Townsend, executed and delivered to the appellant, Wm. R. Emerson, a promissory note, payable to the said Emerson, eight months from its date, for the sum of three hundred and ninety-five dollars, bearing interest from its date. The note, according to the evidence, was given in settlement of accounts between the parties. Shortly after the maturity of the note, a suit was instituted thereon in the Superior Court of Baltimore City by one Howard Bryant,- endorsee, and after trial before a jury, a judg*225m…