Legal Opinion

Fulton v. Maccracken

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 9, 1862PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Assumpsit, brought August 27th, 1852, in the Circuit court for Baltimore county, and thence removed, on suggestion of the plaintiff, to the Superior court of Baltimore city for trial, by the appellee against the appellant and John M. Linn, partners trading as Fulton & Linn, endorsers of a promissory note. Linn was returned nen est, and Fulton appeared and pleaded non assumpsit, and the case proceeded as against him.

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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Assumpsit, brought August 27th, 1852, in the Circuit court for Baltimore county, and thence removed, on suggestion of the plaintiff, to the Superior court of Baltimore city for trial, by the appellee against the appellant and John M. Linn, partners trading as Fulton & Linn, endorsers of a promissory note. Linn was returned nen est, and Fulton appeared and pleaded non assumpsit, and the case proceeded as against him. Six exceptions were taken- by the defendant to the rulings of the court below (Lee, J.) The facts of the case, as to the' making,…

1Opinion of the CourtBautol, J.

This is an action on a promissory note brought by the appellee against the appellant, and one John M. Linn, as partners, constituting the firm of Fulton & Linn. Linn being returned non est, the cause proceeded against the appellant, and this appeal is taken from the judgment rendered against him. In the progress of the trial six bills of exception were taken.

The note sued on was for $2000, dated Cincinnatti, July 10th, 1349, made by William Bradley, at ninety days, payable to the order of Sumner Clark, at the office of the Ohio Life and Trust Company, New York; Sumner Clark endorsed the note…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Munroe v. WoodruffCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1861

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Lanasa v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
  2. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  3. Newman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
  4. Haug v. HaugIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  5. First National Bank v. LindenstruthCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894

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