Spencer v. Drake
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Charles W. Drake, from a judgment Of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New. York on the 10th day of .February, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered, by direction of the ■court after a trial at the New York Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The action is on a promissory note, the complaint alleging that on the 14th day of July, 1900, the defendant made and delivered to the plaintiff’s testator his promissory note in writing, dated on that day, and thereby promised to pay to the plaintiff’s testator the sum of $10,174.57 on demand, with interest at the. rate of six per cent per annum. This .allegation was admitted by the answer which, alleged certain defenses to the note, and set up two counterclaims. Upon the trial the plaintiff offered in evidence the note, which-seems to have been received without objection. That…
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