White v. Jordan
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Exceptions from the District Court, Allen J. presiding. Copies of the papers in the case, material to the right understanding of it, are given verbatim in the opinion of the Court. The verdict in the district court being for the defendant, the plaintiff filed exceptions to the rulings and decisions of the presiding Judge, and to his refusal to give instructions as requested. The case was argued in writing.
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Exceptions from the District Court, Allen J. presiding. Copies of the papers in the case, material to the right understanding of it, are given verbatim in the opinion of the Court. The verdict in the district court being for the defendant, the plaintiff filed exceptions to the rulings and decisions of the presiding Judge, and to his refusal to give instructions as requested. The case was argued in writing. That the plaintiff is entitled to recover, were it not for the note filed in set-off, will not be denied. The only question arises in relation to the note given by Stuart to Jordan and by…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered June 30, 1848, by
Sheplev J.
The suit is upon a promissory note made by the defendant on July 21, 1836, for forty dollars, payable to John Stuart or bearer, in one year from date, with interest. The note continued to be the property of Stuart for a long time, after it became payable. The defendant filed in set-off a promissory note made by Stuart on Sept. J 9, 1834, for one hundred and fifty dollars, “ towards stumpage of lumber cut on township No. 1, Bingham purchase, as my bond may certify, dated July 11, 1834, signed by Thomas Wentworth,” payable to the…
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