Preston v. Henning
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 78 — PETITION ORDINARY — CITED 2 Kent, side page 621 and notes. 1Am. Leading Cases (H. & W.) Batty v. Carswell. 6 Mon. 82, Morrison v. Taylor. 5 J. J. Mar. 267, Mitchell y. Sproule. 6 Monroe, 577, DeHart y. Wilson. 4 J. J. Mar. 87, Campbell y. Gill. 3 Monroe, 347, Postlewait y. Garrett. 1B. Mon. 825, Kenningham y. Bedford. 1 B. Mon. 324, Tudor v. Goodloe. 2 Am. Leading Cases, 172 and notes. 3 B. Mon. 262, Pyle y. Clarke. 6 B. Mon. 285, Scott y.
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Case 78 — PETITION ORDINARY — CITED 2 Kent, side page 621 and notes. 1Am. Leading Cases (H. & W.) Batty v. Carswell. 6 Mon. 82, Morrison v. Taylor. 5 J. J. Mar. 267, Mitchell y. Sproule. 6 Monroe, 577, DeHart y. Wilson. 4 J. J. Mar. 87, Campbell y. Gill. 3 Monroe, 347, Postlewait y. Garrett. 1B. Mon. 825, Kenningham y. Bedford. 1 B. Mon. 324, Tudor v. Goodloe. 2 Am. Leading Cases, 172 and notes. 3 B. Mon. 262, Pyle y. Clarke. 6 B. Mon. 285, Scott y. Hull. , 7 B. Monroe, 217. 26 Illinois, 282, Warner v. Campbell. 10 Paige, 77, Vilas v. Jones. 7 Paige, 451, Miller y. McCann. 27 Illinois, 323,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HARDIN
delivered the opinion oe the court.
This action was founded on a promissory note for three thousand dollars, dated the 2d day of March, 1861, payable twelve months thereafter to William H. Davidson, the testator of the plaintiffs, and purporting to have been *558executed by John Preston, jr., and William Preston, by his attorney in fact, William Preston Johnston.
The defendant William Preston defended the action, resisting a recovery against him substantially on the alleged grounds: first, that W. P. Johnston, although his agent for certain specified purposes, was not authorized, by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tudor v. GoodloeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1841
- Tompert v. LithgowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1866
- Kenningham v. BedfordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1841
- Brown v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1846
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