Legal Opinion

Sears v. Van Dusen

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 13, 1872PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Brror to Clinton Circuit. Sears brought suit against Van Dusen as guarantor of a, promissory note made by Kelley Bros. & Johnson. The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and the following facts were found by the circuit'judge, viz: “1. In 1868-69 the defendant held notes payable to himself — amounting to about four hundred dollars — against Kelley Bros. & Johnson, a firm then doing business at the village of Elsie, in this county.

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Brror to Clinton Circuit. Sears brought suit against Van Dusen as guarantor of a, promissory note made by Kelley Bros. & Johnson. The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and the following facts were found by the circuit'judge, viz: “1. In 1868-69 the defendant held notes payable to himself — amounting to about four hundred dollars — against Kelley Bros. & Johnson, a firm then doing business at the village of Elsie, in this county. One of said notes was for one hundred and fifty dollars on one year’s time, at ten per cent, interest, and of date June 27, 1868. • “2. After all of said…

1Opinion of the Court

This Court

held that there was no error in the conclusion of law found by the circuit judge. The finding of facts does not show that the defendant in error consented to be bound by the extension.

Judgment affirmed with costs.

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. RobertsUnited States Circuit Court · 1883
  2. Clark v. . SicklerNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  3. White's Adm'r v. Life Ass'n of AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  4. Bonner v. NelsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  5. Winne v. Colorado Springs Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1876

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