Lemmon v. Strong
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upoii a guaranty of a note and upon a judgment rendered upon the note against the maker ; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Litchfield County and heard before Warner, J. Judgment rendered for the defendants and appeal by the plaintiffs.
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Action upoii a guaranty of a note and upon a judgment rendered upon the note against the maker ; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Litchfield County and heard before Warner, J. Judgment rendered for the defendants and appeal by the plaintiffs. The case is fully stated in the opinion. cited Fitch v. Gates, 39 Conn., 366; Allen v. Rundle, 50 id., 933; City Savings Bank v. Hopson, 53 id., 453; Ætna Bank v. Hollister, 55 id., 188; Cowles v. Peck, id., 251. cited 1 Swift Rev. Dig., 602; Edwards on Bills, 235; 2 Daniel on Neg. Instruments, § 1769 and notes; Allen v. Rundle, 45 Conn., 528,…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The defendant Karrman, on the 26th day of April, 1877, executed a promissory note for the sum of four hundred dollars, payable to one B. A. Sherman, on demand with interest annually, and in order to induce the payee to accept the note and loan the maker the sum mentioned, the defendant Strong on the same day warranted the note in these words: “ I hereby warrant the within note good and collectible until paid; ” signed, “ W. A. Strong.” The payee, relying solely upon the warranty, accepted the note and loaned the amount to the maker.
In January, 1884, payment was demanded of the maker, *445who…
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- Breed v. HillhouseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1829
- Allen v. RundleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1882
- City Savings Bank v. HopsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- Cowles v. PeckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
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