Douglass and Others v. Reynolds and Others
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the district court of the United States for the district oi Mississippi. This was an action on the case instituted in the district court by Reynolds, Byrne and Company against the defendants, on a letter of credit or guarantee, signed by them, and addressed to the plaintiffs in the following terms: * Port Gibson, December 1827. “ Messrs Reynolds, Byrne & Co. “ GentlemenOur ifiend, Mr Chester Haring, to assist him in business, may require your aid, from time to…
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IN error to the district court of the United States for the district oi Mississippi. This was an action on the case instituted in the district court by Reynolds, Byrne and Company against the defendants, on a letter of credit or guarantee, signed by them, and addressed to the plaintiffs in the following terms: * Port Gibson, December 1827. “ Messrs Reynolds, Byrne & Co. “ GentlemenOur ifiend, Mr Chester Haring, to assist him in business, may require your aid, from time to time, either by acceptance or indorsement of his paper, or advances in cash; in order to save you. from harm by so doing,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
This Gase comes before us upon a writ of error to a judgment of the district court of the district of Mississippi, in which the plaintiffs in error are defendants in the court below.
The original action is founded upon a guarantee, given by Douglass and others in favour of one Chester Haring, by the following letter:
“Port Cfibson, December 1807.
“ Messrs Reynolds, Byrne & Co.
“Gentlemen: — Our friend, Mr Chester Haring, to assist him in business, may require your aid from time to time, either by acceptance or indorsement of his paper, or advances in cash. In order to save you from harm by so…
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