McCurdy v. Terry
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action of Assumpsit. In Forsyth Superior Court. Tried before Judge George D. Rice. At August Term, 1860. The following is a condensed statement of the facts and questions presented by the voluminous record in this case, to-wit: Some short time before the 19th of June, 1857, Samuhl Rawlins, who was a keen, shrewd trader, residing in the_county of Gwinnett, sent a message to one James F. Cockerell, to bring old nian Terry over to Rawlins’ house, to a big hard-shell meeting,…
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Action of Assumpsit. In Forsyth Superior Court. Tried before Judge George D. Rice. At August Term, 1860. The following is a condensed statement of the facts and questions presented by the voluminous record in this case, to-wit: Some short time before the 19th of June, 1857, Samuhl Rawlins, who was a keen, shrewd trader, residing in the_county of Gwinnett, sent a message to one James F. Cockerell, to bring old nian Terry over to Rawlins’ house, to a big hard-shell meeting, which Rawlins afterwards said he knew was not to take place when he sent the message. Cockerell, however, did go from…
1Opinion of the Court
By the, Court —
Lumpkin, J., delivering the opinion.
Samuel Rawlins sold to William Terry, a negro man named Harry, for which he gave him sixteen fifty dollar •notes. Rawlins transferred the notes to David R. McCurdy," who brought this action upon them. The defendant pleaded a failure of consideration, and knowledge of the fact by the plaintiff before he became the holder of the notes. In other words, that he was not a bona fide holder. The plaintiff read *55the notes to the jury on the trial, and closed his case. The defendant proposed offering evidence to show that the consideration of the notes…
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