Salomon v. Hopkins
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon a promissory note payable to tbe plaintiff, executed in the partnership name of A. J. & J. H. Hopkins ; brought, by appeal from a justice of the peace, to the Court of Common Pleas in New London County, and heard in that court before Grump, J. The defendants were A. J. Hopkins, J. H. Hopkins and J. M. Hopkins. J. M. Hopkins alone made defense.
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Action upon a promissory note payable to tbe plaintiff, executed in the partnership name of A. J. & J. H. Hopkins ; brought, by appeal from a justice of the peace, to the Court of Common Pleas in New London County, and heard in that court before Grump, J. The defendants were A. J. Hopkins, J. H. Hopkins and J. M. Hopkins. J. M. Hopkins alone made defense. The court found the facts and rendered judgment for the plaintiff, and J. M. Hopkins appealed for error in the rulings of the court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, G. J.
This suit was brought on the following note.
“ Norwich, Conn., September 13th, 1889.
“ Four months after date I promise to pay to the order of Henry Salomon sixty dollars, at my office, 157 Franklin St., Norwich, Conn., for value received.
“A. J. & J. H. Hopkins.”
Three persons were summoned as defendants in the action, which was made returnable before a justice of the peace, namely, A. J. Hopkins, J. H. Hopkins and J. M. Hopkins. J. M. Hopkins alone made defense. The case was appealed from the justice court to the Court of Common Pleas in New London County. In the latter court…
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