Legal Opinion

Hamrick v. Craven

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1872PublishedCited by 12 opinions

APPEAL from the Hendricks Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtPettit, J.

There are only two questions in this case.

First. Must an answer offering to set off a note be accompanied by the note or a copy of it, or show a reason why it is not done, such as a loss or destruction? We answer this question in the affirmative, and need only refer to 2 G. & H. 104, sec. 78, and the notes under it.

Second. Can an executor transfer, by assignment, a note due to his testator, so as to vest the title in the assignee ? We also answer this question in the affirmative, and cite Thomas v. Reister, 3 Ind. 369, and authorities there cited.

C. C. Nave and C. A. Nave, for appellant. L.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Thomas v. ReisterIndiana Supreme Court · 1852

3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Stafford v. DavidsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
  3. Latta v. MillerIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  4. First National Bank v. JonesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1894
  5. McCleary v. ChipmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903

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