Legal Opinion

Morris v. Griffith & Wedge Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio

Decided July 8, 1895No. Nos. 666, 667Published

These were two actions by Henry O. Morris and John S. Dovev, respectively, against the Griffith & Wedge Company upon íavo promissory notes. The cases were tried by the court without a jury.

1Opinion of the Court

SAGE, District Judge.

These actions are upon promissory notes executed in the name of the defendant company, in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., by Frank N. Wedge, avíio was at the time vice president of the defendant company, and by him there delivered to the plaintiffs. The notes to the plaintiff Henry G. Morris were for $5,BOO, dated February 6, 3890, at BO days, and for $5,200, dated March 30, 1890, at 90 days, both to his order. The hrst was a renewal of a note of the same description dated October 3, 3889, at four months; the second, a renewal of a note dated January (5, 3890; and that was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Merchants' Bank v. State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  2. Western National Bank v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. Supervisors v. SchenckSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  4. McCullough v. MossCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1846
  5. Westerfield v. RaddeNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1877

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