Bank of Columbia v. Fitzhugh
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Washington County Court. This was an action of assumpsit brought in the names of the President, Directors and Company, of the Bank of Columbia, (now appellants,) against the appellee, upon a promissory note drawn by Samuel Fitzhugh at George Town, in theDistriet of Columbia, on the 31st of March 1818, for @2500, and payable, sixty days after date, to William Fitzhugh, junior, (the appellee,) or order, and by him endorsed to the plaintiffs.
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Appeal from Washington County Court. This was an action of assumpsit brought in the names of the President, Directors and Company, of the Bank of Columbia, (now appellants,) against the appellee, upon a promissory note drawn by Samuel Fitzhugh at George Town, in theDistriet of Columbia, on the 31st of March 1818, for @2500, and payable, sixty days after date, to William Fitzhugh, junior, (the appellee,) or order, and by him endorsed to the plaintiffs. The declaration contained but one count on the said note, in Which the plaintiffs aver, that at the end of the 60 days, to wit, on the 3d of…
1Opinion of the CourtEarle, J.
This is a suit on a promissory note, brought in Washington county court by the appellants against the appellee, who endorsed the same. The note was given on the 31st of March 1818, by Samuel Fitzhugh, of the District of Columbia, to William Fitzhugh junr. of Washington county in this state, for @2500, payable to him, or his order, 60 days after date, and negotiable at the Bank of Columbia; and being endorsed to the bank, it was discounted for the accommodation and use of the maker. At the trial of the case the note was offered in evidence to the jury, the endorsement of Wm. Fitzhugh junr. on…
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