Cowman v. Sedgwick
New York Court of Chancery
The cause was submitted on written arguments ; the facts of the case are fully stated ini the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Assistant Vice-Chancellor:
The bill in this .cause was filed to compel the delivery of a promissory note for $2,553 59, placed in the hands of the defendant under these circumstances:&emdash;The defendant was a money broker or lender, and the complainant, through his agent Gillender, applied to him on the 9th of April, 1836, for a loan of $5,000, proposing to deposite as security certain promissory notes. An agreement was made of that date, and the note in question, drawn by the complainant, and endorsed by Gillender, was with other notes deposited.
The first difference between the bill and…
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