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Woolfolk v. Bank of America

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 5, 1874PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Case 14-PETITION ORDINARY— APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. CITED 3 Bush, 633, Todd v. Bank of Kentucky. 1 Met. 643, Rogers v. Poston. 2 Allen, 236, Ives v. Farmers’ Bank. 5Sandford, 157, Pringle v. Phillips. 9 Barr (Pa.) 186, Simpson v. Stackhouse. 5 Dana, 258. Civil Code, sec. 161. 6 Exchequer Reports, page 869. 56 111. 395, Humbray v. Morse. 56 111. 179, Harper v. Ely. 33Mo. 399, Ivory v. Michael. 33 Mo. 406, Owings v. Arnott. 39 Mo. 369, Henderson v.…

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Case 14-PETITION ORDINARY— APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. CITED 3 Bush, 633, Todd v. Bank of Kentucky. 1 Met. 643, Rogers v. Poston. 2 Allen, 236, Ives v. Farmers’ Bank. 5Sandford, 157, Pringle v. Phillips. 9 Barr (Pa.) 186, Simpson v. Stackhouse. 5 Dana, 258. Civil Code, sec. 161. 6 Exchequer Reports, page 869. 56 111. 395, Humbray v. Morse. 56 111. 179, Harper v. Ely. 33Mo. 399, Ivory v. Michael. 33 Mo. 406, Owings v. Arnott. 39 Mo. 369, Henderson v. Bondurant. 49 111. 221, Sturgis v. National Bank of Illinois. 27 Mo. 245, Trigg v. Taylor. 19 N. Y. 480, Troy City Bank v.…

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE PRYOR

delivered the opinion oe the court.

On the 7th of August, in the year 1872, Robert Atwood, a resident of the city of Louisville, applied to R. H. Woolfolk and S. S. Nicholas to aid him in raising money to defray, as he represented at the time, some necessary family expenses. These parties, for the purpose of accommodating Atwood and without any other consideration in conjunction with him, made what they supposed to be at the time a bill of exchange for five hundred dollars, drawn by S. S. Nicholas, accepted by Atwood, payable to R. H. Woolfolk, and indorsed in blank by the latter.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Swift v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
  2. Perkins v. WoodsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
  3. Whitesides v. Northern BankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1874

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Blakey v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1877
  2. Commercial Bank v. Arden & FraleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  3. Citizens Trust & Guaranty Co. v. HaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  4. Hackett v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
  5. Cason v. Grant County Deposit BankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895

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