Legal Opinion

Seawright v. Coffman

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1865PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from the Clinton Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.

The complaint alleges that, on the 20th of December, Seawright executed to Munn, his co-defendant, a promissory note, a copy of which is filed, whereby he promised to pay, &e., to the order of said Munn, for the use of the Frankfort Collegiate Institute, the sum of, &c., which note was transferred by delivery to the plaintiff, and remains unpaid. That the words for “the use of the Frankfort Collegiate Institute,” are and were nugatory and of no effect, for the reason that there was no such legal person, corporation or thing, then or since in being, but that said Munn was then engaged in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Price v. Grand Rapids & Indiana RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Little v. VanceIndiana Supreme Court · 1860

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Mercer v. HebertIndiana Supreme Court · 1872
  2. First National Bank v. JonesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1894
  3. Moreau v. BransonIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
  4. Blackwell v. PendergastIndiana Supreme Court · 1892

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