Brown v. Butler
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by Edward F. Brown as assignee for the benefit of creditors of Jacob F. Wyckoff against Walter B. Butler as administrator of W. J. Butler. There was judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
This action was brought upon three promissory notes, aggregating $2,200, made by W. J. Butler, and payable on demand to the order of J. F. Wyckoff. The defense chiefly relied upon on the trial was that the payee agreed to accept the.professional services of the maker as an attorney and counsellor at law in payment of the notes, and that the notes were fully paid by the rendition of such services. The referee found that the alleged agreement was made in regard to the mode of payment, but refused to find that the notes had been paid in the manner thus provided for. The evidence on that question…
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