Gurly v. Gettysburg Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. ERROR to the Court of Common Pleas of Adams county. James Guriy, the defendant below, was the indorser of a promissory note, drawn by Richard Brown in his favour, dated the 19th of December, 1815, and payable in 120 days from the date, which was discounted by the Gettysburg Bank. A payment in part was made on the 20th of April, 1816, and the note was, on the same day, regularly protested.
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In Error. ERROR to the Court of Common Pleas of Adams county. James Guriy, the defendant below, was the indorser of a promissory note, drawn by Richard Brown in his favour, dated the 19th of December, 1815, and payable in 120 days from the date, which was discounted by the Gettysburg Bank. A payment in part was made on the 20th of April, 1816, and the note was, on the same day, regularly protested. Notice of the non payment of the residue was given to Guriy, on the 25th of April, 1816, and a demand made on him. In September following, another portion of the note ivas paid, and this suit was…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Tilghman, C. j.
This was an action on the case, on a promissory note for fifteen hundred dollars, dated 19th December, 1815, drawn by Richard Brown, payable to James Guriy, the defendant below, 120 days after date, indorsed by the said Guriy, and discounted by the Gettysburg Bank. On the trial of the cause, a question arose, on the reasonableness of the notice of non-payment by the drawer, given by the bank to the defendant. The Court submitted that matter to the decision of the jury. It is contended, that it ought not to have been left to the jury, but…
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