Dean v. Turner
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tbe Superior Court of Baltimore City. Tbis was an action of Trover, instituted by tbe appellee, to recover from tbe appellant a bond or single bill under seal belonging to the appellee, and lent by him to J. W. George, who borrowed it at tbe appellant’s suggestion for the specific purpose of enabling George to raise money upon it, or get credit upon it in Baltimore, so that he might go into business^ and form a partnership with T. W. Ashby.
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Appeal from tbe Superior Court of Baltimore City. Tbis was an action of Trover, instituted by tbe appellee, to recover from tbe appellant a bond or single bill under seal belonging to the appellee, and lent by him to J. W. George, who borrowed it at tbe appellant’s suggestion for the specific purpose of enabling George to raise money upon it, or get credit upon it in Baltimore, so that he might go into business^ and form a partnership with T. W. Ashby. The appellant loaned him the money himself upon the bond and other collateral security, and after the money so borrowed had been returned,…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
Before the jury was sworn two exceptions were taken to the action of the Court on the defendant’s motion for a continuance. These are not subjects of appeal, but as the question of practice involved is supposed to be of some importance, we yield to the request of counsel on both sides for the expression of an opinion thereon by this Court.
The defendant made an affidavit of what he expected to *56prove by Reid, an absent witness. The Court then, on suggestion of the plaintiff’s counsel, caused the defendant to be examined on oath, and he was asked on what information or knowledge he believed the…
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