Sun Printing and Publishing Assn. v. Moore
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The yacht Kanapaha, the property of the respondent Moore, was let on April 1, 1898, for the term of two months, by a charter party, in which Chester S. Lord was recited to be the hirer, but which was signed by him as follows : “ Chester S. Lord, for The Sun Printing and Publishing Association.’’ At the time Mr. Lord was, and for many years prior thereto had been, the managing editor of The Sun newspaper, and…
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The yacht Kanapaha, the property of the respondent Moore, was let on April 1, 1898, for the term of two months, by a charter party, in which Chester S. Lord was recited to be the hirer, but which was signed by him as follows : “ Chester S. Lord, for The Sun Printing and Publishing Association.’’ At the time Mr. Lord was, and for many years prior thereto had been, the managing editor of The Sun newspaper, and had special charge of the collection of news for The Sun Printing and Publishing Association, the publisher of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
All the issues involved are to be determined by ascertaining the nature of the writings, the obligations which arose from their execution, and the conduct of the parties in connection .therewith. It is essential, then, to bear in mind the exact form of the writings and their text. They are annexed in the margin. 1
It would seem to be necessary on the threshold to ascertain whether there was both a principal contract and an accessory contract of suretyship. The two writings are both signed by Lord in exactly the same character. Judging, by the signatures alone, it is impossible to conceive of…
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