Cheveront v. Textor
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. This suit was instituted in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, and removed to the Circuit Court for Howard County for trial, upon the suggestion and affidavit of the defendant, and there tried. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exceptions. — At the trial, after the rejection by the Court below of the offer of the testimony set out in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. This suit was instituted in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, and removed to the Circuit Court for Howard County for trial, upon the suggestion and affidavit of the defendant, and there tried. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exceptions. — At the trial, after the rejection by the Court below of the offer of the testimony set out in the opinion. The plaintiffs offered the following prayer: That if the jury find from the evidence, that the plaintiffs and their assignors, were creditors of the defendant; and also find the…
1Opinion of the CourtIrving, J.
Anton Textor, trading as J. C. Textor & Bro., being largely indebted to sundry persons, on the 9th day of June, 1876, signed and sealed this proposition to his creditors :
“ I, Anton Textor, of the City of Baltimore, trading as J. C. Textor & Bro., do hereby agree with each and every creditor of J. C. Textor & Bro., who shall accept and sign this agreement written below, to pay to each and every creditor so accepting this agreement, one-fourth of the claim of such creditor against J. C. Textor & Bro., in cash, and to deliver, to each creditor so accepting said agreement, two notes of J. C.…
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