Parker v. Reddick
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Grenada County. Hon. A. T. Roane, Judge. On Sept. 22, 1884, W: J. Parker bought from Snider & Son .an instrument as follows : “ Banking Horse oe M. O. Snider & Son, Grenada. Grenada, Miss., September 22, 1884. §200.00. Pay to the order of W. J. Parker, two hundred dollars. J. B. Snider, Cashier.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Grenada County. Hon. A. T. Roane, Judge. On Sept. 22, 1884, W: J. Parker bought from Snider & Son .an instrument as follows : “ Banking Horse oe M. O. Snider & Son, Grenada. Grenada, Miss., September 22, 1884. §200.00. Pay to the order of W. J. Parker, two hundred dollars. J. B. Snider, Cashier. To Latham, Alexander & Co., New York, N. Y. No. 50,665.” On the same clay Parker endorsed, this instrument and forwarded it to P. M. Lam on, Brooksville, Florida. On October 1, 1884, Lamon endorsed it to J. M. Reddick. On Oct. 3, 1884, Reddick endorsed it to A. N.…
1Opinion of the CourtArnold, J.
It is uncertain from the evidence whether the drawees of the instrument upon which appellants were sued were bankers or not; but whether the paper be called a check or bill of exchange, it expressed no time for payment, and was, therefore, payable on demand. A bill or check, payable on demand, must be presented for payment within a reasonable time. What con*246stitutes reasonable time in such case, is a question of law to be determined .by the court,, when the facts are ascertained. Baskerville v. Harris, 41 Miss., 535.
No delay in making presentment of paper payable on demand, can be termed…
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