Treadwell v. . Archer
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, affirming a judgment of the Westchester County Court in favor of defendants, entered upon a decision of said court.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, affirming a judgment of the Westchester County Court in favor of defendants, entered upon a decision of said court. (Reported below, 10 Hun, 73.) This action was upon a promissory note executed by the defendants, of which the following is a copy : “ White Plains, April 2, 1875. “ Six months from date, for value received, we severally and jointly promise to pay Sarah Sherwood two hundred dollars, with lawful interest. “ THOMAS O. ARCHER, “ EMILY E. ANDERSON.” Appended to the note was the…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
This action was brought in the Westchester County Court by Sarah Sherwood, plaintiff, and she dying, it was continued in the name of Tamer Frances Tread-well as administratrix of her estate.
She sought to recover from the defendants the amount of a promissory note, by the terms of which they jointly and severally promised “to pay Sarah Sherwood two hundred dollars with lawful interest.”
At the close of the evidence the court took the case from the jury, and made findings of fact and law, resulting in judgment for the plaintiff for the sum demanded. This was affirmed by the General Term of the…
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