Michigan State Bank v. Estate of Leavenworth
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the decision and report of the commissioners appointed to examine and adjust claims against the intestate’s estate. The facts in the case were agreed upon, and were as follows. A paper of which the following is a copy “ Burlington, Vt., 24th December, 1853. “ To the President and Directors of the Michigan State Bank. “ Gents: — We authorize Messrs.
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Appeal from the decision and report of the commissioners appointed to examine and adjust claims against the intestate’s estate. The facts in the case were agreed upon, and were as follows. A paper of which the following is a copy “ Burlington, Vt., 24th December, 1853. “ To the President and Directors of the Michigan State Bank. “ Gents: — We authorize Messrs. Roelofson, Hatch & Co., of “ Detroit, to, value on us or either of us, through your bank, at any “ time before 1st Jan. 1855, for such sum or sums, as they may see fit, not exceeding in the aggregate at any one time thirty thous- and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, at the circuit session in September, 1856, by
Isham, J.
Independent of the question, whether these bills of exchange were drawn in pursuance of the letter of credit on which the estate of Mr. Leavenworth is now sought to be made chargeable, we axe satisfied that, as to those bills which fell due ¡previous to and on the 5th of August, 1854, the estate is discharged from all liability upon them, by the arrangement made on the 15th of August in that year. At that time Mr. Catlin executed four prommissory notes amounting in all to the sum of $ 12,000, payable…
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