Pollock v. Helm
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Hinds County. Hon. George F. Browe, Judge. This action of assumpsit was brought by W. A. Pollock against Thomas E. Helm and John H. Odeneal, partners in banking, under their firm name of the Capitol State Bank, for failure to accept and pay the following bill of exchange: — “ $150. GeebNville, Miss., Oct. 17,1871. “ Pay to the order of W. A. Pollock, one hundred and fifty dollars, value received, and charge the same to account of “ Willie G.…
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Error to the Circuit Court of Hinds County. Hon. George F. Browe, Judge. This action of assumpsit was brought by W. A. Pollock against Thomas E. Helm and John H. Odeneal, partners in banking, under their firm name of the Capitol State Bank, for failure to accept and pay the following bill of exchange: — “ $150. GeebNville, Miss., Oct. 17,1871. “ Pay to the order of W. A. Pollock, one hundred and fifty dollars, value received, and charge the same to account of “ Willie G. Wills. “ To N. G. Nye, care of Capitol State Bank, “Jackson, Miss.” The declaration alleged that, by the name of Thomas E.…
1Opinion of the CourtSime.all, C. J.
W. A. Pollock brought his action against Helm and Ode-neal, bankers and brokers, doing business under the name of the Capitol State Bank, for failure to accept and pay a draft of $150, drawn by Mrs. Willie G. Wills in his favor, and upon which he advanced the money. The declaration avers that the defendants were under obligation to honor the draft, because of their letter of the following tenor, addressed to Mrs. Wills:
“Dear Madam, — Your favor of the 19th inst. just received. You are authorized to draw on Mr. N. G. Nye for the sum of three hundred dollars, placed with Judge Nye for your…
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