Chesnut-Hill Reservoir Co. v. Chase
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was an action of assumpsit in five counts, brought by phase against the Chesnut-Hill Reservoir Company, a body corporate, duly constituted, to the county court of Windham county. The first count ^vas upon a promissory note, for 55 dollars, dated November 16th, 1836, payable on the 1st of December, 1837, with interest, in the usual form of declarations on promissory notes.
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IN ERROR. This was an action of assumpsit in five counts, brought by phase against the Chesnut-Hill Reservoir Company, a body corporate, duly constituted, to the county court of Windham county. The first count ^vas upon a promissory note, for 55 dollars, dated November 16th, 1836, payable on the 1st of December, 1837, with interest, in the usual form of declarations on promissory notes. The second count was similar, except that it alleged that the defendants made and delivered the note, by Ebenezer Young, James A. Arnold and John S. Harris, their committee thereunto lawfully authorized. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Ch. J.
The first question to be considered, ⅛ was there such a variance in the note declared upon and the note exhibited, as that it should not have been admitted in evidence? It is objected, that the note declared upon is alleged to be signed by James A. Arnold, and the note shown is signed by James S. Arnold ; and much learning has been adduced as to the effect of a mistake in the middle name, oí the letter in the middle of a name. We do not think the case requires us to examine that subject; for, admitting that this constitutes a part of the name, the allegation is not, that…
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