Legal Opinion
Hampton v. Miller
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 6, 1905PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Action against an indorser to recover the amount of a promissory note, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Reed, J. ; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and "appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The following note, held by the plaintiff, was indorsed by the defendant at the request of the maker :—
“ $4,000.00/100 Bridgeport, Ct., May 31st, 1892.
“ On demand after date I promise to pay to the order of Idell Hampton, Four Thousand 00/100 Dollars at James Feeley’s office, 404 Main St., Bridgeport, Ct. Value Received. Rate of interest 5 f0, payable semi-annually.
“ James Feeley.
(Indorsed) “ Frank Miller.”
The maker of the note had for some years carried on in Bridgeport the business of men’s furnishing goods in one half of a store, in the other half of which one Connors carried on the…
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- Lockwood v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1847
- Seymour v. Continental Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Oley v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Hayes v. WernerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
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3Cited by4 opinions
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