Alexandria Savings Institution v. McVeigh
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of corporation court of Alexandria rendered September 25th, 1884, in an action at law wherein the Alexandria Savings Institution is plaintiff and ¥m. hT. McVeigh is defendant. The object of the suit is to charge him with liability for the payment of a negotiable note as endorser, and' the question involved is the sufficiency of notice of the dishonor and protest of the note.
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Error to judgment of corporation court of Alexandria rendered September 25th, 1884, in an action at law wherein the Alexandria Savings Institution is plaintiff and ¥m. hT. McVeigh is defendant. The object of the suit is to charge him with liability for the payment of a negotiable note as endorser, and' the question involved is the sufficiency of notice of the dishonor and protest of the note. Against the plaintiff’s objection the court gave instructions to the jury on the defendant’s motion; to which, ruling the plaintiff excepted.
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
This case was before this court on a former writ of error, at its March term,. 1880. The origin and history of the case,, briefly stated, is this: In 1871, the Alexandria Savings Institution brought its action of debt in the corporation court of the city of Alexandria against James II. McYeigh and Edgar T. McYeigh, late copartners, trading under the firm-name of J. H. McYeigh & Son, and William R. McYeigh. The action was founded on a negotiable note for $1,200, made April 29th,, 1861, by said J. II. McYeigh & Son, payable to the order of William R. McYeigh, ninety days after the date thereof,…
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