Legal Opinion
Mercantile Guaranty Co. v. Hilton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 5, 1906PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
This is an action of contract by the indorsee against the maker of two promissory notes. There was evidence that the notes were given by the defendant to the F. J. Quinby Company for its accommodation, and that before they were due the Quinby Company indorsed them to the plaintiff as collateral security for its indebtedness to the plaintiff under a contract between them. There was no dispute at the trial that, subject to a question of usury which was raised, the plaintiff’s right to recover depended upon the question whether there was anything due to it from the Quinby Company under this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Allen v. WoodardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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- Haines v. HanrahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
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