Lyon v. Fitch
The Superior Court of New York City
The trial judge dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint, and directed that the exceptions be heard in the first • instance at genera,! term. The plaintiff moves for a new trial on the exceptions taken.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.—McAdam, J.
The action is on a $4,000 note made May 1, 1889, by the defendant Whitney to his own order, payable thirteen months after date. Whitney endorsed upon the note first his individual name, and next that of Fitch & Whitney, a firm of which he was a member, and delivered the note to one Hills, who thereafter transferred it to the plaintiff. The original consideration for the note was moneys loaned by Hills to Whitney, individually, long before the firm of Fitch & Whitney was formed. The plaintiff received the note from Hills before Maturity and gave him credit on account…
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- Farmers & Mechanics' Bank v. Butchers & Drovers' BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
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- Mercein v. Andrus & MackNew York Supreme Court · 1833
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