Richardson v. Brown

Plaintiff sues defendants, as endorsers, on the following bill of exchange:

*243$10,000. Jackson, Miss., April 15, 1873.

Six months after date pay to the order of Messrs. Cubbins & Gunn and Brown & Lyles the sum of ten thousand dollars, value received, with interest at twelve per cent, per annum from maturity until paid.

Memphis Water Company,

By John Cubbins, President.

Addressed to Toof, Phillips & Co., Memphis, Tennessee. Written across the face, “Accepted.”

Took, Phillips & Co.

Defendants plead the general issue, payment, and a special plea, denying that the bill of exchange was made at Jackson,…