Ordeman v. Lawson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The appellant sued the appellees on a written guaranty. The declaration stated that, “ George W. Davis, William M. Davis and Isaac T. Davis, on the nineteenth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five, by their promissory note now over due, promised to pay to the plaintiff the sum of five hundred dollars, with interest from date, twelve months after date ; and that at the same time and as part thereof, and…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The appellant sued the appellees on a written guaranty. The declaration stated that, “ George W. Davis, William M. Davis and Isaac T. Davis, on the nineteenth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five, by their promissory note now over due, promised to pay to the plaintiff the sum of five hundred dollars, with interest from date, twelve months after date ; and that at the same time and as part thereof, and for the same valuable consideration, and in order to obtain the said valuable consideration from the plaintiff for the…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The appellant brought this action of assumpsit against the appellees, partners, trading as J. H. Lawson & Bro., mainly upon the following written guaranty: “'April 19th, 1875. We guarantee the payment of a note endorsed by George W. Davis, Wm. M. Davis, I. T. Davis, the amount being five hundred dollars ; date of note, April 19th, 1875,” (signe’d) “ J. H. Lawson & Bro.” At the trial, the defendants interposed the objection that the instrument was within the fourth sectipn of the Statute of Frauds, and void for want of a sufficient consideration appearing on its face. To meet this objection,…
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