Little v. Thurston
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On facts agreed. Assumpsit on a promissory note, given by the defendant and one Washington Garland, dated Nov. 4, 1861, for 1112.50, payable in one year, with interest. The plaintiff discontinued as to Garland.
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On facts agreed. Assumpsit on a promissory note, given by the defendant and one Washington Garland, dated Nov. 4, 1861, for 1112.50, payable in one year, with interest. The plaintiff discontinued as to Garland. It appeared that the note in suit, and one other of like amount and date, payable in two years, were given Nov. 4, 1861, by Washington Garland to Edward T. Little, in his life-time, now deceased, for Little’s bond of same date as the notes conditioned for the conveyance of a certain lot of land, of which Little then had the legal title, to Garland, provided the notes were paid at…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
This Avas an action on a note, signed by the defendant and one Washington Garland, dated Nov. 4, 1861, and payable to Edtvard T. Little, or order, in one year from date. The ■ consideration for the same Avas a bond of even date, given by said Little to said Garland, for the conveyance to him of a certain lot in Errol, N. IL, to which said Little then had a good title, upon the condition that the notes described therein,, of Avhich the note in suit Avas one, were paid at maturity. The bond to be void if the notes Avere not so paid.
The land, mentioned in the bond, remained in the possession and…
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