Hutton v. Padgett

This suit was instituted by the appellees, upon the following guaranty :

“I hereby hold myself responsible to W. A. & W. W. Padgett, of Baltimore, Maryland, to the amount of $2,000, for any drafts they have accepted, or may hereafter accept, for John Latouche, now of Alexandria, Va.”

“Witness my hand this 16th of May, 1860.

“Jos. Hutton.”

At the trial below, the plaintiffs, after proving the signature of Jos. Hutton to be that of the defendant, further proved that subsequent to the date of the paper, they accepted and paid drafts of said Latouche, drawn- on them, to the amount of $2,000, and then…