Patten v. Newell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Case, in Baldwin Superior Court. Tried before Judge Lamar, at March Term, 1860. This was an action by Eichard Patten, for the use of Sea-born Jones, against Isaac Newell, on a draft drawn by New-ell, of which the following is a copy: “Gordon, 1st December, 1855, “ Sixty days after date please pay to the order of Eichard Patten, Esq., sixteen hundred dollars, and charge to account. “ Yours respectfully, “Isaac Newell. “ To Messrs. Eeese, Davis & Long, “ Savannah, Ga.”
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Case, in Baldwin Superior Court. Tried before Judge Lamar, at March Term, 1860. This was an action by Eichard Patten, for the use of Sea-born Jones, against Isaac Newell, on a draft drawn by New-ell, of which the following is a copy: “Gordon, 1st December, 1855, “ Sixty days after date please pay to the order of Eichard Patten, Esq., sixteen hundred dollars, and charge to account. “ Yours respectfully, “Isaac Newell. “ To Messrs. Eeese, Davis & Long, “ Savannah, Ga.” The declaration contained a count for money paid to Eeese, Davis & Long, for defendant, and at his instance and request,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lyon, J.,
delivering the opinion.
This suit was on a draft, of which the following is a copy:
“ Gordon, December 1st, 1855.
“ Sixty days after date, please pay to the order of Richard Patten, Esq., sixteen hundred dollars, and charge to acc’t of
“Tours respectfully,
“Isaac Newell.
“ To Messrs. Reese, Davis & Long,
“ Savannah, Ga.”
The draft was never presented for acceptance or payment, but was discounted by Patten, and money enough given to him by Newell, which, with the proceeds of the draft so discounted, would make up the sum of $1,800 00. And this sum of money was remitted by Patten…
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