Legal Opinion
Bank v. Lumber Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from Chancery Court of Davidson County. H. H. Cook, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
The bill in this cause was filed to enforce the collection of the following note:
“$500 Nashville, Tenn., May 13, 1895.
" £ Sixty days after date we promise to pay to the order of Rice Brothers five hundred dollars, at any bank in Providence, Rhode Island, value received.
“[Signed.] Cumbeeland Lumbee Co.,
“Geo. Benedict, Prent. ■
“By O. Ewing, Tt.’’
And indorsed on the back:
“Geo. Benedict,
“ O. Ewing,
“A. G. Ewing.
“I hereby bind my separate estate.
“ H. C. Ewing,
1 £ Rice Beos. ’ ’
The suit was brought by the indorsee of the payees against the maker and indorsers. The Chancellor rendered a decree for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Good v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Bank of Jamaica v. JeffersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
- Provident, etc., Assurance Society v. EdmondsTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Warren v. FreemanTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- Morrison Lumber Co. v. Lookout Mountain Hotel Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1893
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Mercantile Bank of Memphis v. BusbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
- First Nat. Bank v. TownerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1917
- Logan v. OgdenTennessee Supreme Court · 1898