Herrick v. Swomley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The plaintiffs took thirty-six exceptions. The first thirty-five exceptions are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The plaintiffs took thirty-six exceptions. The first thirty-five exceptions are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. Plaintiffs’ thirty-sixth Exception. — The plaintiffs offered the eighteen following prayers: 1. That if the jury shall find from the evidence, that the note for $800, sued on in this case, was made by the defendant, Elisha Swomley, and that the plaintiffs in this cause acquired said note bona fide, for a valuable consideration, before maturity, and without notice of…
1Opinion of the CourtGrason, J.
This suit was instituted by the appellants, the plaintiffs below, upon a promissory note for eight hundred dollars, made by the appellee on the ninth day of September, 1818, and payable to George W. Herrick or bearer, thirty days after dat,e. The note is alleged to have been indorsed by G. W.' Herrick in blank, and the blank was filled up at the trial with the names of the plaintiffs. At the trial of the case below the appellants reserved thirty-six exceptions to the rulings of the Court upon evidence, and offered eighteen prayers, the first, sixth, eighth, thirteenth, fifteenth and…
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