Banks v. McCosker & Molloy
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal in the case of Banks v. McCosker & Molloy, from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Action by the appellees, endorsees of a promissory note, against the appellants as makers thereof.
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Appeal in the case of Banks v. McCosker & Molloy, from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Action by the appellees, endorsees of a promissory note, against the appellants as makers thereof. The defendants eighth and ninth pleas were as follows: “ The defendants, for an eighth plea, say, that the said P. O’Brien obtained the note, or cause of action sued on in this case, in the course of an illegal sale of goods, wares and merchandise by him to them, he being then and there engaged in the business of peddling said goods, wares and merchandise' in Prince George’s County, State of…
1Opinion of the Court · RobertsRoberts, J.
This action was brought in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County by the plaintiffs, now appellees, to recover from the defendants, now appellants, the amount of a promissory note for the sum of $12$, dated the 8th of May, 1894, which the appellees had, for value received, drawn payable four months after date to the order of P. O’Brien. Before the maturity of the note, the said O’Brien, for a valuable consideration, endorsed and delivered the same to the plaintiffs. The appellants pleaded in their defence, first, the non-existence of the alleged partnership; second, non assumpsit;…
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