Peirpoint v. Peirpoint
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Ritchie County. - Action by Juliette Peirpoint, administratrix, against C. K. Peirpoint. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge :
One of the notes sued on, written on a blank form, in part, is as follows: “One day after date I” &e., and after partially removing an Internal Revenue Stamp, except as to the figure “6” inserted in the blank space, and the words in italics at the end of the clause, the printed form reads: “With interest at 6 *432per cent per annum without interestThe words and figure covered by the revenue stamp are, “With interest at 6
The sole question presented is, did the court below err in setting aside the verdict of the jury and awarding the defendant a new trial? The ground for the court’s…
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