First National Bank of Salamanca v. Weston
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Motion by the plaintiff, the First National Bank of Salamanca, for a new' trial upon a case containing exceptions, ordered to be heard at the Appellate Division in the first instance, upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the defendant Abijah Weston, rendered by direction of the court after a trial at the Cattaraugus Trial Term on the 23d day of February, 1897.
1Opinion of the Court
Hardin, P. J.:
Plaintiff brings this action to recover upon a promissory note for $700 set out in the complaint, made by George Ramsey and indorsed by Weston Brothers, which was dated December 29, 1891; and was drawn for $700 and given to the bank in renewal of a note representing a previous indebtedness held by it. The indebtedness to the *231bank originated in 1891, when, according to the testimony, Ramsey carried to the plaintiff’s hank and had discounted a promissory note for §3,000, dated Time 29, 1891, made by Weston Brothers, and indorsed by him and others, which note was renewed from time…
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