Hardy v. Norton
New York Supreme Court
THIS action was originally brought in a justice’s court, in Essex county, where the defendant recovered a judgment for costs. From this judgment there was an appeal to the county court, where the action was tried before a jury, and a verdict and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for $300, beside costs, and from this judgment an appeal was brought to this court.
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THIS action was originally brought in a justice’s court, in Essex county, where the defendant recovered a judgment for costs. From this judgment there was an appeal to the county court, where the action was tried before a jury, and a verdict and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for $300, beside costs, and from this judgment an appeal was brought to this court. The action was brought upon a promissory note for $300, alleged to have been made by the defendant Horton and one Timothy S. Hash. Hash was not served with process, and did not appear. Horton’s defence to the note was that…
1Opinion of the CourtP. Potter, J.
A material fact in the case was the genuineness of the signature of the defendant to the note. Upon this question there was sufficient evidence to sus*528tain the verdict of the jury, and it was a question of conflict. The questions, besides this, to be reviewed are, principally, questions of law, arising upon the rulings of the judge on the trial, and upon his charge and refusals to charge the jury. The first objection was made, when the note was offered in evidence. Seven witnesses acquainted with the defendant’s handwriting" had given their opinions that the signature was genuine.- The…
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- Gt. W. Turnpike Co. v. . LoomisNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Howland v. . WillettsNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- Brown v. GilmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Bank of the Commonwealth v. . MudgettNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Kitchen v. PlaceNew York Supreme Court · 1864
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- Flannagan v. National Union Bank of DoverCity of New York Municipal Court · 1888