Eskridge v. Thomas
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Upshur Comity. Suit by R. S. Eskridge and others against Wellington Thomas and others, and the Traders’ National Bank of Buck-hannon. Prom a decree for complainants, the last-named defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge:
The plaintiffs made a negotiable note and several renewals of the same instrument payable to Wellington Thomas, who endorsed them in turn to the Traders National Bank in duo course. Neither the date of the transaction out of which the indebtedness originally arose, or of any of the renewals, is disclosed except the last one. On it the endorsee sued the makers and endorser. The former then filed their bill against the plaintiff in that action and the defendant Thomas to on-*324join its further prosecution. They allege “usury in said note and the preceding notes and the transaction…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ewell v. DaggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Union Trust Co. v. Preston National BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
- Weeks v. BridgmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Twentieth Street Bank v. JacobsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
- Shonk v. KnightWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Sabine v. . PaineNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Cuneo v. BornsteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- McCormick v. FallierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Merchants Bank & Trust Co. v. Peoples BankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
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