Legal Opinion

Wilmer v. Harris

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 15, 1820PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Queen-Arne’s county court. This was an action of debt instituted by the appellee against the appellant, on a writing obligatory, executed by T. Harris, P. Wilmer, (the appellant,) and TV.

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Appeal from Queen-Arne’s county court. This was an action of debt instituted by the appellee against the appellant, on a writing obligatory, executed by T. Harris, P. Wilmer, (the appellant,) and TV. Wilmer, to E. Harris, (the appellee,) on the 16th of July, 1810, in the penal sum of 89000, and reciting that “the said E. Harris, having-loaned his notes to H. Wilmer for the sum above specified, for the purpose of obtaining an accommodation at bank for the said II Wilmer’s use; and for the purpose of securing and indemnifying- the said E. Harris from all and every challenge, claim or demand,…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dorsey, J.

Thi$ was an action of debt brought on a bend executed by the defendant, and Thomas Harris and-William Wilmer. The bond, after reciting that the plaintiff had loaned to a certain Henry Wilmer' certain promis-, sory notes, to be discounted at bank, for the use of the said Henry Wilmer, proceeds as follows: “Now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the obligors shall at all times save harmless, and keep indemnified, the saidAhward Harris, his heirs, executors and administrators, from all and every claim which may be brought,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Austin v. McMahanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1884

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Green v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1860
  2. Emersonian Apartments v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1918
  3. Sharpless Separator Co. v. BrilhartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1916
  4. Guerreni v. SainsburyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
  5. Hammond v. HammondHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1828

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