Burbank v. Posey's administrator
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 75 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL PROM HENDERSON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Act of Peb. 35, 1854, 3 Session Acts, 1853-4, p. 431. Ms. Opinion, June, 1857, Church v. Graham. Ms. Opinion, 1845, Wright v. Roberts. 6 B. Monroe, 619, Hunter’s adm’r v. Miller’s ex’r. 1 Metcalfe, 79, Murray, &c. v. Carothers. 1 B. Monroe, 304, Trask v. Roberts. 4 Metcalfe, 398, Whitney y. Suddutli. 3 Bush, 585, Cophart v. Dodd, &c. 3 Bush, 581, Yowell y.
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Case 75 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL PROM HENDERSON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Act of Peb. 35, 1854, 3 Session Acts, 1853-4, p. 431. Ms. Opinion, June, 1857, Church v. Graham. Ms. Opinion, 1845, Wright v. Roberts. 6 B. Monroe, 619, Hunter’s adm’r v. Miller’s ex’r. 1 Metcalfe, 79, Murray, &c. v. Carothers. 1 B. Monroe, 304, Trask v. Roberts. 4 Metcalfe, 398, Whitney y. Suddutli. 3 Bush, 585, Cophart v. Dodd, &c. 3 Bush, 581, Yowell y. Dodd, &c. 17 B. Monroe, 489, Taylor, Shelby & Co. v. Williams. 13 B. Monroe, 313, Carson y. Lucas. CITED 8 A. K. Marsh. 185, Bank of Ky. v. Saunders & Wen. 3 Bibb, 397,…
1Opinion of the Court
CHIEP JUSTICE ROBERTSON
delivered the opinion oe the court.
The appellant urges the reversal of a judgment rendered against him by default on the following note:
“ $600. Due to Major F. Posey six hundred dollars, borrowed money, with interest from date — this 3d day of April, 1858. D. R. Burbank,
PresH of the Henderson Coal Co.
Attest: ~W. Rankin.”
The petition charges him as personally liable on the note: and his failure to traverse the charge admits its truth. It is now too late therefore to argue that the coal company and not the appellant is the obligor, according to the legal import of the…
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