Mahan v. Waters
Supreme Court of Missouri
Jljopeal from Caldwell Circidt Court. Dunn 4’ Johnson, for appellants, cited in argument Berthold v. Eeyburn, 37 Mo., 586; 2 Pars. Contr., 612, 615, 5th Ed.; 2 Greenl. Ev., 600.
1Opinion of the CourtHough, Judge
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs as payees, against the defendant as maker of a promissory note for eighty dollars, dated May 30th, 1872, payable in six months from date, at the Breckenridge Express Office, with ten per cent, interest from maturity, and an attorney’s fee of ten per cent., if said note should be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection, hy reason of its non-payment.
The defendant alleged in his answer that the consideration of the note was a sewing machine, and an undertaking on the part of the plaintiffs, to instruct some member of the defendant’s family,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
3Cited by8 opinions
- Williamson v. BaleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Crawford v. ArmstrongMissouri Court of Appeals · 1894
- Henderson v. Cass CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Eagan v. MartinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899
- Johnson v. GarlichsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
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