Taylor v. Turley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from, the Circuit Court for Howard County. This was an action brought by the appellee against the appellant, upon a promissory note executed in Carter county, Tennessee, during the ascendancy of the Confederate Government; the consideration was a loan of Confederate money. The case was tried before the Court by consent, and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff for the full amount of the face of the note, with interest.
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
Suit was instituted in the Court below, by the payee against the maker, to recover upon the promissory note of the following tenor:
*501“ $9,000. Two years after date, with interest from date, I promise to pay to ¥m. IT. Turley, nine thousand dollars, in current bankable funds, and I am to have the privilege, at any time, of paying after six months from this date.
“February 7th, 1863. N. Gr. Taylor.”
The signature of the defendant to the note was admitted. The plaintiff maintained that he is entitled to recover the nine thousand dollars, with interest, in the currency of the United States. The…
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