Baker Trotter
Supreme Court of Alabama
AppBAL^from Iienry Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. H. D. Clayton. This action was brought by Joseph Raker against T. H. Trotter, J. Z. S. Connerly and Hosea Powell,- and was commenced on 12th February, 1881. The complaint avers, in substance, that on 26th November, 1879, the defendants wrote, signed and delivered to J. M. Folks a letter addressed to the plaintiff, which is set out in the complaint; that Folks was then an entire stranger to plaintiff; that soon thereafter…
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AppBAL^from Iienry Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. H. D. Clayton. This action was brought by Joseph Raker against T. H. Trotter, J. Z. S. Connerly and Hosea Powell,- and was commenced on 12th February, 1881. The complaint avers, in substance, that on 26th November, 1879, the defendants wrote, signed and delivered to J. M. Folks a letter addressed to the plaintiff, which is set out in the complaint; that Folks was then an entire stranger to plaintiff; that soon thereafter Folks brought the letter and delivered it to plaintiff, requesting the loan of $150, and representing that he owned “…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
— 1. This was an action on the case, for damages alleged to have been suffered by the appellant, in consequence of the following note, admitted to have been written by the appellees, and by them delivered to one J. M. Folks: “At Home. ITenry County, Alabama, Nov. 26th, 1879. Mr. Joseph Baker, Present. This will introduce to you Mr. J. M. Folks who is in want of some money. Whatever he tells you, you may rely on it'. T. H. Trotter, J. Z. S. Counerly, Ilosea Powell.’’
The appellant loaned to Folks one hundred and fifty dollars, Folks promising either to execute to the appellant a mortgage upon…
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