Jones v. Wardell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, in which Charles E. Wardell brought suit against William D. Jones, on the following draft, a copy of which was filed: $379 59 ® ' Neio York, August 25th, 1841. Four months after date, please to pay to the order of Ch. Wardell ás Co., three hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty-nine cents, value received, and charge the same to account of goods sent you by them. To Mr Abrm. H. Jones, (Signed) Wm.
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ERROR to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, in which Charles E. Wardell brought suit against William D. Jones, on the following draft, a copy of which was filed: $379 59 ® ' Neio York, August 25th, 1841. Four months after date, please to pay to the order of Ch. Wardell ás Co., three hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty-nine cents, value received, and charge the same to account of goods sent you by them. To Mr Abrm. H. Jones, (Signed) Wm. D. Jones. Rochester. (Written across-face) Accepted, payable at Bank of Rochester: A. H. Jones. (Endorsed) Pay W. & J. Curry,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
This is a suit on a bill of exchange dated New York, drawn by the defendant, William D. Jones, on Abraham H. Jones, made payable to the order of Charles Wardell, by him endorsed to the Syracuse Bank, and by the Syracuse Bank to the Bank of Rochester. On the 28th December 1841, the bill was protested for non-payment. On the 3d January 1842, notice of the dishonour was mailed in the city of New York, which reached Philadelphia, where the drawer resided, on the 4th January 1842. In consequence of a mistake, there being two persons of the same…
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