Iron City National Bank v. Rafferty
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 73, Oct. T., 1903, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1899, No. 461, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Iron City National Bank v. B. F. Rafferty and Jo. P. Cappeau. Assumpsit against indorsers on a promissory note. Before McCltjng, J. At the trial it appeared that the note in suit was made by the Burrell Water Company to the order of the defendants payable on demand.
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Appeal, No. 73, Oct. T., 1903, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1899, No. 461, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Iron City National Bank v. B. F. Rafferty and Jo. P. Cappeau. Assumpsit against indorsers on a promissory note. Before McCltjng, J. At the trial it appeared that the note in suit was made by the Burrell Water Company to the order of the defendants payable on demand. The defendants indorsed the notes as follows: “ For value received we hereby guarantee the prompt payment of the within note.” These words were followed by the signatures of…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
In affirming plaintiff’s second written prayer for instructions with the explanations and illustrations of the law determining the liability of sureties, the learned judge of the court below disposed of every substantial ground of controversy in this case. The jury having credited the testimony of Mr. Wright, the cashier of the bank, there is no error which can he reached by an appellate court.
All the assignments of error are overruled and the judgment is affirmed.
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