Bank of New Hanover v. Bridgers
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, tried before Connor, Judge, at Spring Term, 1887, of the Superior Court of New HaNOver county. The complaint, in separate counts, is for the non-payment of two promissory notes, each in the sum of $3,333.91, made on the same day, May 8th, 1885, and maturing respectively on the 1st day of December and January following — executed by Mary E. Bridgers and John L. Bridgers to Robert R. Bridgers, and endorsed before becoming due to the plaintiff.
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Civil ACTION, tried before Connor, Judge, at Spring Term, 1887, of the Superior Court of New HaNOver county. The complaint, in separate counts, is for the non-payment of two promissory notes, each in the sum of $3,333.91, made on the same day, May 8th, 1885, and maturing respectively on the 1st day of December and January following — executed by Mary E. Bridgers and John L. Bridgers to Robert R. Bridgers, and endorsed before becoming due to the plaintiff. On the notes partial specified payments are admitted to have been made, and the action is to recover the residue. The defendant Mary E., in…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, C. J.,
(after stating the case). There can be no question upon the findings by the jury, that the appellant incurred, in signing the note with her husband, no obligation which could have been legally enforced against her, and it is argued that she is not bound by that given in renewal, because there was no existing liability, and no further consideration to sustain the contract.
It is to be observed, that the notes now sued on, differ from the two former ones, in that the principal and deceased debtor is not a party to them, and in the extension of the time of payment for more than nine…
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