Huff v. Wagner
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order setting aside a verdict rendered for the plaintiff at the Orleans county circuit, and ordering a new trial. i The following opinion was delivered at the special term, ' by the justice before whom the motion was made, upon exceptions taken at the trial; Daniels, J. This action is on a promissory note, made by the defendant, on the 12th of July, 1869, by which he promised to pay to Phineas Strong, or bearer, the sum of $500, with interest, in three months…
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APPEAL from an order setting aside a verdict rendered for the plaintiff at the Orleans county circuit, and ordering a new trial. i The following opinion was delivered at the special term, ' by the justice before whom the motion was made, upon exceptions taken at the trial; Daniels, J. This action is on a promissory note, made by the defendant, on the 12th of July, 1869, by which he promised to pay to Phineas Strong, or bearer, the sum of $500, with interest, in three months after the date thereof. This note, the evidence showed, was procured from the defendant by a man named Ferguson, and…
1Opinion of the CourtTalcott, J.
This is an action on a promissory note made by the defendant and delivered to one Ferguson. The defendant claimed that the note was obtained from him by Ferguson, by means of false and fraudulent representations made on the sale of a patent right, and the case states that “the defendant gave evidence showing that Ferguson obtained the note from him by fraud.” The plaintiff claimed to be a bona fide holder of the note for *230value, and gave evidence tending to establish such fact. It appeared, by the plaintiff’s evidence, that the consideration he gave for this and another note purchased by him…
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