Steele v. Sellman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First and Second Exceptions, taken by the defendant to the admission of certain evidence, aré not set out, inasmuch as this Court deemed it unnecessary to consider them.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First and Second Exceptions, taken by the defendant to the admission of certain evidence, aré not set out, inasmuch as this Court deemed it unnecessary to consider them. Third Exception. — The defendant prayed the Court, to instruct the Court, sitting as a jury, that under the pleadings and evidence in the case, the plaintiff has offered no legally sufficient evidence to entitle him to recover a judgment in this action, and the verdict must be for the defendant. The Court (Stake, J.,) rejected…
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
This action was brought hy Robert Sellman against Nicholas W. Steele, the surviving obligor of James H. *5Steele, Jr., to recover the amount due upon the joint and several obligation of the Steeles for the sum of two thousand dollars, payable five years after the 17th day of August, 1886, (the date of the bill,) to Pinkney L. Davis, who assigned the same to the plaintiff, on the sixth day of July, 1891. The defendant pleaded, 1st, that Pinkney L. Davis was at the time of the assignment, indebted in a “greater amount” to the defendant, upon his writing obligatory to James H. Steele for $5000,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
- Timms v. Shannon ex rel. ShannonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1862
- Gunn's Administrator v. ToddSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855
- Culver v. BarneyNew York Supreme Court · 1835
- Kast v. KathernNew York Supreme Court · 1846
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Ghingher v. FanseenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1934
- Stankovich v. LehmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- United Overseas Bank v. Veneers, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- Bank of Bristol v. B. O.R. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1904
- Cohen v. KarpCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1923
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.