Brown v. Ashbough

The affidavits, upon which the order of ar*227rest was granted, show that the plaintiffs and the defendant resided in Hamilton, Canada; the former were wholesale grocers and liquor merchants 5 and the defendant was in the same business in the retail way, and made purchases of goods of the plaintiffs, frequently giving notes for the goods purchased or for balance of account, some payable in four, others in three months, and others in a shorter time. The first note mentioned bears date May, 26th, 1870, was payable at the end of four months, the amount being $278 87, then follow five other notes,…