Legal Opinion

Palmer v. Henry

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 8, 1961No. 2671PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellants were sued as the makers of a promissory note allegedly given to secure a loan of $400. Among the defenses asserted in the answer were failure of consideration and failure to join an indispensable party. The trial court, sitting without a jury, awarded judgment to ap-pellee and this appeal followed. Of the seven errors assigned, we reach but one, namely, the sufficiency of the evidence to support the finding.

Appellants, husband and wife, operated1 a funeral parlor. At trial, their testimony was substantially as follows. They signed the note, made payable to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Nolan v. WerthCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Airport Cab Co. v. Rucker Lumber Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
  2. Knight v. SarbovDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
  3. Shelter v. Woods, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Beaver County1984

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