Springer v. Dwyer
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL by the defendants from a judgment entered on a verdict. "The action was on a promissory note made by the defendant Dwyer, and indorsed by the defendant Mossman. The note was made and delivered to one Dreyfous, and by him transferred to the plaintiff.
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APPEAL by the defendants from a judgment entered on a verdict. "The action was on a promissory note made by the defendant Dwyer, and indorsed by the defendant Mossman. The note was made and delivered to one Dreyfous, and by him transferred to the plaintiff. The defendants showed that Dreyfous, and Dwyer, the maker of the note, had been partners; that they dissolved on the date of the note, by an agreement in writing, Dreyfous assigning the partnership assets to Dwyer for $500. The note was given for this purchase money, Mossman indorsing it at Dwyer’s request, and for his accommodation. The…
1Opinion of the CourtGeo. G. Barnard, J.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, against the defendants, to recover the amount of a promissory note made by the defendant Dwyer, indorsed by the defendant Mossman, and delivered to one Dreyfous. The case was tried at the circuit, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff, upon which judgment was perfected. The facts seem to be these: The defendant Dwyer, and Dreyfous, the payee of the note, were partners in business, and on the day the note bears date dissolved that relation, by an agreement in writing, by which, in consideration of the sum of $500, Dreyfous sold and transferred…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Thompson v. HallNew York Supreme Court · 1866
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