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Keckley v. Union Bank

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 2, 1884PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error to judgment of circuit court of Frederick county, rendered March 12th, 1884, in an action of debt wherein the plaintiff was the Union Bank of Winchester, and Adam Clevinger, J. F. Keckley and William Pannett were defendants.

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Error to judgment of circuit court of Frederick county, rendered March 12th, 1884, in an action of debt wherein the plaintiff was the Union Bank of Winchester, and Adam Clevinger, J. F. Keckley and William Pannett were defendants. This action was instituted in January, 1882, on a negotiable note made July 8th, 1879, by said Clevinger for one thousand dollars payable to said Keckley, or order, at said hank, one hundred and twenty days after date, and endorsed by said Keckley and said Pannett. At the March term, 1882, the defendants plead nil debet, and issue was joined thereon. The case was…

1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.

*461The question for determination is, did the court below err in sustaining the demurrer to each and all of said special pleas, numbered from 1 to 7 inclusive, or in rejecting the said defendant’s said plea No. 8?

These pleas will now be considered in their numerical order:

I. The plea No. 1, in substance, alleges that the note sued on is the residue, after sundry payments, of a note to plaintiff for $2,218.12, executed by H. Bowers as maker, and endorsed by A. Clevinger and J. F. Keckley, of date September 30th, 1812, and discounted for the benefit of said Bowers, and none other; that said last…

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