Legal Opinion
Burkhalter v. Pratt
New York Marine Court
Decided April 15, 1876Published
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The plaintiffs sued the defendant as indorser of a promissory note in the following words :
“$251.32. Brooklyn, July 5th, 1873.
“One month after date, I promise to pay to the order of Messrs. Burkhalter, Masten & Co., two hundred and fifty-one dollars and thirty-two cents, with interest, at Commercial Bank, value received.
“WM. C. TIETON.”
Indorsed, “Burkhalter, Masten & Co.
“ Without recourse.
“ J. W. Pratt.”
Owing to the phraseology of the note, a legal presumption attaches to the paper, that Burkhalter, Mas-ten & Co., the (plaintiffs and its) payees, are the first indorsers of the note, and that…
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