Hill v. Buford
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL from Monroe Circuit Court. Seeks to reverse the judgment below for these reasons : 1. The admission of illegal, incompetent and irrelevant testimony. First, the deposition of Robertson, (book-keeper of the bank,) to prove the contents of his books, and the acts of the officers of the bank in discounting and renewing notes.
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APPEAL from Monroe Circuit Court. Seeks to reverse the judgment below for these reasons : 1. The admission of illegal, incompetent and irrelevant testimony. First, the deposition of Robertson, (book-keeper of the bank,) to prove the contents of his books, and the acts of the officers of the bank in discounting and renewing notes. Second, the admission of Abraham Buford, jr., to prove the loss of the original note, by applying to the bank for it — the same never having been in his possession. Third, the admission of the note due in May, 1841, without proof of an original, and being duly…
1Opinion of the CourtNapton, J.
The defendants in error, who were executors of the estate of Abraham Buford, deceased, sued Wesley and James Hill in assumpsit, upon a special contract, and recovered a verdict and judgment for $375 74; which the said W. & J. Hill now seek to reverse.
The facts, as preserved by the record, appear to have been these : On the 10th June, 1840, the plaintiffs in error executed the following instrument, which is the foundation of the present suit: {£Be it remembered that Abraham Buford, sr., and Samuel Hill, both of Ralls cou.'.ty, Missouri, is indebted to the bank of Missouri, at St. Louis for…
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