Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Webster v. Alton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 20, 1891PublishedCited by 4 opinions
ActioN' against the defendant as indorser of a negotiable promissory note; brought to the' Superior Court in Wind-ham County, and tried to the court before Prentice, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant and appeal by the plaintiffs. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFeNN, J.
In March, 1889,‘'one William H. Walker carried to the plaintiffs’ bank an instrument in writing, which read as follows :—
“ $150. So. Woodstock, Ct., March 4,1889. Received of W. H. Walker, this day, one bay horse, Yinton horse, one express wagon, for which I promise to pay said Walker or order one hundred and fifty dollars, five months from date, at First Nat. Bank, Webster, with interest at per cent. Said property to be and remain the entire and absolute property of said Walker until paid in full by me. And I hereby agree not to sell or dispose of, and to keep said property in good order and…
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