Messmore v. Meyer
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On rule to show cause, &c. The declaration was upon a promissory note dated February 13th, 1890, made by Siegmund T. Meyer & Co., a firm composed of defendants, to plaintiff’s order, for $7,500, payable in five months, with interest. The plea was the general issue.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Magie, J.
The issue in this cause was tried in the Hudson Circuit, before Mr. Justice Werts, without a jury.
The learned judge found in favor of the defendants, but the finding did not specially state the facts adjudged to have been proven or the legal principles applied thereto.
Under such circumstances the question, upon a rule to show cause, is whether, upon any view of tbe facts justified by the evidence, the finding is correct in law.
The facts which may have been found to be established by the evidence are that the note in suit was made by defendants…
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