Hamburger v. Miller
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. — The plaintiff offered the following prayers: 1. If the jury find from the evidence that the instrument sued on was made by the Liberty Perpetual Building Association, No. 3, a body corporate, and drawn to the order of Conrad Meise, and by him endorsed, for the purpose of having the same discounted ; and shall further find, that instruments of asimilar character, issued by the…
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. — The plaintiff offered the following prayers: 1. If the jury find from the evidence that the instrument sued on was made by the Liberty Perpetual Building Association, No. 3, a body corporate, and drawn to the order of Conrad Meise, and by him endorsed, for the purpose of having the same discounted ; and shall further find, that instruments of asimilar character, issued by the same Association, were regarded and treated by the commercial community at large as negotiable paper, then said…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
The note sued on in this case was made by the Building Association on the 22nd of May, 1872, payable to Conrad Meise, or order, twelve months after date. It is in the ordinary form of a promissory note, and was signed by the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and two directors of the Company. It appears to have had the impress of the corporate seal affixed at the foot of the note, but there is no reference made to the seal in any part of the instrument itself, and there is nothing appearing to indicate the purpose of affixing the seal. The note was indorsed in blank by the payee, and also by…
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