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Goodman v. Simonds

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 26, 1858PublishedCited by 184 opinions

This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri. ' Goodman was a citizen of Ohio, and Simonds of Missouri. The suit was brought by Goodman, upon the following bill of exchange; EXCHANGE FOR $5,000. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 12, 1847. Four months after date of this, my first of exchange, (second unpaid,) pay to the order of John Sigerson five thousand dollars, value received, and charge the same to account.

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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri. ' Goodman was a citizen of Ohio, and Simonds of Missouri. The suit was brought by Goodman, upon the following bill of exchange; EXCHANGE FOR $5,000. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 12, 1847. Four months after date of this, my first of exchange, (second unpaid,) pay to the order of John Sigerson five thousand dollars, value received, and charge the same to account. Tour ob’t serv’t, Wallace Sigerson. Mr. John Simonds, St. Louis, Mo. Upon the face of the bill was written, “Accepted, John…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford

This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri.

Timothy S. Goodman, a citizen of the State of Ohio, complained in the court below of John Simonds, a citizen of the State of Missouri, in a plea of trespass on the case- upon promises. The declaration was filed on the first day of March, 1854. It contained two counts — one upon a bill of exchange, and the other upon an account stated. At the April term following, the defendant appeared and pleaded the general issue, which was joined, and several special pleas in bar of the action. The special pleas…

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