McDonald v. Magruder
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the circuit court of the county of Washington, in the district, of Columbia. This was an action yf assumpsit, instituted in the circuit court by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in this court.
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ERROR to the circuit court of the county of Washington, in the district, of Columbia. This was an action yf assumpsit, instituted in the circuit court by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in this court. The matters in controversy were submitted to the jury by a case agreed, which stated, that the plaintiff pro-, duced in evidence a promissory note drawn by Samuel Turner, Jun. in favour of George B. Magruder, or order, at sixty days, for S90O, payable at the office of discount and deposit at Washington, for value received; which note.was signed by Samuel Turner, and indorsed by…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
This is a writ of error to a judgment rendered by the circuit court of the United States, for the county of Washington, in the district of Columbia, in an action of indebitatus assumpsit, brought by the first indorser of a promissory note against the second indorser, to recover half its amount. The note was made by Samuel Turner, Jun. and indorsed George. B. Magruder, John G. M’Donald. At the trial of the cause a case was agreed by the parties, and the judgment of the circuit court was rendered in favour of the plaintiff on á verdict given by the jury, subject to the opinion of the court.
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