Bowie v. Hume
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment on verdict in an action on a promissory note. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This action was brought on the 12th of September, 1884, by William B. Bowie, since deceased, against the appellee,as endorser, to recover the balance due on a certain promissory note, made by Hall and Hume, and endorsed by the defendant.
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Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment on verdict in an action on a promissory note. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This action was brought on the 12th of September, 1884, by William B. Bowie, since deceased, against the appellee,as endorser, to recover the balance due on a certain promissory note, made by Hall and Hume, and endorsed by the defendant. The note, and the endorsements thereon, are in-the following terms: “Washington, D. C., February 1st, 1877. “ Two years after date we promise to pay to the order of A. H. Pickrell and Frank Hume twenty-four…
1Opinion of the Court
Mi\ Chief Justice Alvey
delivered the opinion of the Court:
At the trial many exceptions were noted by the plaintiff, some of them not very material to be reviewed on appeal. The plaintiff, the appellant, has, in a general way, assigned a great many errors in the rulings of the court below, but they are so defectively and indefinitely stated that it is difficult to determine what are the particular questions intended to be presented for consideration. The defendant, the appellee, however, has treated the assignment of errors as presenting certain questions, and has made no motion to dismiss or…
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