Otis v. Raymond
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. THIS was an action on the case, brought by Raymond against Otis. The declaration was, in substance, as follows : That on the 6th of April, 1818, Andrew Billings was justly indebted to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff was indorser for him on two promissory notes at the New-London bank, to the amount, indhe whole, of about 400 dollars ; that said Billings was also indebted, at the same time, to sundry persons, and sundry persons were indorsers and sureties for him,…
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IN ERROR. THIS was an action on the case, brought by Raymond against Otis. The declaration was, in substance, as follows : That on the 6th of April, 1818, Andrew Billings was justly indebted to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff was indorser for him on two promissory notes at the New-London bank, to the amount, indhe whole, of about 400 dollars ; that said Billings was also indebted, at the same time, to sundry persons, and sundry persons were indorsers and sureties for him, to a large amount; that he was much embarrassed in his pecuniary concerns, and was indebted to a greater amount than the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hosmer, Ch. J.
Daniel F. Raymond brought an action on the case against Joseph Otis, for a fraudulent misrepresentation of facts, to his damage. The following is the substance of the case, as it appears on the record.
Raymond was the indorser of one Andrew Billings, on notes for his accommodation, to the amount of about 400 dollars. Billings being a bankrupt, and intending to abscond, which intention he soon afterwards executed, put into the possession of Otis, several notes of hand against Christopher A. Miner, a man of abundant property, to secure Raymond and his other *418creditors. On their…
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