Legal Opinion
Houston v. Lawhead
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1935No. CC 529PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hatcher, Judge:
This action involves the liability of one who assigns a note without recourse. The plaintiff is the assignee of the note and the Bank of Cameron is the assignor. The plaintiff apprised the receiver of the Bank by a notice in writing that a motion for judgment on the note against him would be made in the circuit court of Marshall County. A demurrer to the notice was overruled and its sufficiency certified here.
The notice alleges that for value received the Bank of Cameron assigned to the plaintiff in November, 1927, without recourse, a demand note of Aleppo Township in the State…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Martin v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Georges Township v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- State v. NutterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
- State v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933
- Home Insurance v. Mercantile Trust Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Economy Fuse & Mfg. Co. v. Raymond Concrete Pile Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
- State Ex Rel. Boone National Bank of Madison v. MannsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
- Cameron Bank v. Aleppo TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Mountain State Water Co. v. Town of KingwoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
- Trust Co. Bank v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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