Sheegog & Wilson v. James
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Washington. Tried below before the Hon. -R E. B. Baylor. This was a suit brought by the appellee A. B. James, as payee of a bill of exchange, against the appellants George W. Wilson and Bolivar E. Sheegog, as drawers.
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Error from Washington. Tried below before the Hon. -R E. B. Baylor. This was a suit brought by the appellee A. B. James, as payee of a bill of exchange, against the appellants George W. Wilson and Bolivar E. Sheegog, as drawers. Petition filed Sept. 7th, 1855. Bill sued on was as follows, to wit; “2,375 13 New Orleans, March 8th, 1854. Twelve months after date, pay to the order of A. B. James two thousand three hundred and seventy-five 13-100-dollars, value received, and charge the same to the account of Sheegog & Wilson. To Edmund Sheegog, Esq., New Orleans.” Across the face of this bill was…
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
A multiplicity of questions are presented by the record, which we do not deem of sufficient importance to require discussion.
We are of opinion that it is sufficiently shown by the evidence, that the contract upon which the suit is based, was a contract between merchants and merchants, and that the protest of the bill of exchange for non-payment, and the notice thereof to the drawers of the bill were regular and valid, according to the law of Louisiana regulating the duties of notaries public, and the manner in which bills, notes, &c., may be" presented for acceptance and payment in the city…
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