Legal Opinion
Deahy v. Choquet
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 26, 1907PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Assumpsit on promissory note.
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, C. J.
A few days before June 5th, 1901, the defendant Choquet, being desirous of borrowing some money, called, with defendant Carroll, upon the plaintiff and asked him for a loan upon a proposed note. The plaintiff offered to lend the money if the note should be endorsed by reliable persons. On June 5th, Choquet, accompanied by Carroll, called again and offered to the plaintiff a promissory note in the words and figures following:
“11,800 00/ioo.
“Pawt., R. I., May 29, 1901.
“Three months after date I promise to pay to the order of Joseph H. Beland Eighteen Hundred °%oo Dollars at the Ind. Trust Co.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Equitable Marine Insurance v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Leonard v. WildesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1853
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