Galbraith v. McCormick
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Atchison District Court. Action brought by C. H. & L. J. McCormick against Trowbridge & Galbraith and J. S. Galbraith, to recover the sum .of $216.94, claimed to be due from Trowbridge & Galbraith to the plaintiffs, and for the payment of which J. S. Galbraith was liable. The liability of J. S. Galbraith was based upon a letter, a copy of which is set out in the opinion.
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Error from Atchison District Court. Action brought by C. H. & L. J. McCormick against Trowbridge & Galbraith and J. S. Galbraith, to recover the sum .of $216.94, claimed to be due from Trowbridge & Galbraith to the plaintiffs, and for the payment of which J. S. Galbraith was liable. The liability of J. S. Galbraith was based upon a letter, a copy of which is set out in the opinion. Trial at the June Term, 1879, of the district court, and judgment entered against J. 8. Galbraith for $228.22 on the findings of fact made by the referee, to which he duly excepted, and brings the case here for…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This action was commenced before a justice of the peace, appealed' to the district court, and there referred to a referee for trial, before whom a trial was had, which resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs below, who are now defendants in error, and against J. S. Galbraith, who was one of the defendants below, and who is now- the plaintiff in error. The judgment was for $228.22, and costs. The plaintiff in error, J. S. Galbraith, now seeks to reverse that judgment by this petition in error.
*707I. The plaintiff in error claims that…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Williams & Finnigan v. ElliottSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re HollisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1927
- McAboy v. TalbotSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887