Astor Trust Co. v. Fearon
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from, a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, ninth district, rendered in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtOrdway, J.
The facts in this case are not disputed. The plaintiff is the owner and holder of a promissory note made by the firm of Cottier & Co., and the defendant herein is the indorser.
Cottier & Co. were adjudged bankrupts on January 12,1915. The amount of interest then due on the note was the sum of eight dollars.
The face amount of the note was paid by amounts received from the bankrupts and the indorser, and the interest which had accrued up to the time of the trial was the sum of $138.02. The claim of the defendant is, that he is only liable for interest which had accrued up to the time the makers…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wolf v. StixSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- First National Bank v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Curtis v. . DavidsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- German-American Bank v. Niagara Cycle Fittings Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897