Legal Opinion

Salisbury v. First National Bank

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 1893No. 4962PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from the district court of Douglas county. Tried' below before Hopewell, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs in error are liable upon the note as indorsers only. (Ellis v. Brown, 6 Barb. [N. Y.], 282; Spies v. Gilmore, 1 Comst. [N. Y.], 321; Cottrell v. Conklin, 4 Duer [N. Y.], 45; Moore v. Cross, 19 N. Y., 227; Bacon v. Burnham, 37 Id., 614; Phelps v. Vischer, 50 Id., 69; Slack v. Kirk, 67 Pa.

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Error from the district court of Douglas county. Tried' below before Hopewell, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs in error are liable upon the note as indorsers only. (Ellis v. Brown, 6 Barb. [N. Y.], 282; Spies v. Gilmore, 1 Comst. [N. Y.], 321; Cottrell v. Conklin, 4 Duer [N. Y.], 45; Moore v. Cross, 19 N. Y., 227; Bacon v. Burnham, 37 Id., 614; Phelps v. Vischer, 50 Id., 69; Slack v. Kirk, 67 Pa. St., 380; Clouston v. Barbiere, 4 Sneed [Tenn.], 336; Fear v. Dunlap, 1 Greene [la.], 331; Pierce v. Kennedy, 5 Cal., 138; Jones v. Goodwin, 39 Id., 493; Jennings v. Thomas, 13…

1Opinion of the CourtNorval, J.

This action was brought in the court below by the First •> National Bank of Cambridge City, Indiana, against the plaintiffs in error and one Cora H. Sloman as makers, and the Bank of Omaha as indorser, of a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:

“$2,500.00. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 15, 1889. '
“ Ninety days after date, we, or either of us, promise to pay to the Bank of Omaha, or order, twenty-five hundred and fww dollars, for value received, payable at the Bank of Omaha, Omaha, Neb., with interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum from maturity until paid.
“ C. H. Sloman.”

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Good v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Moore v. . CrossNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  3. Heirs of Clark v. EllisOregon Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Wetherwax v. PaineMichigan Supreme Court · 1853
  5. Sylvester v. DownerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1848

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Atkinson v. BennetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  2. Drexel v. PuseyNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  3. United States National Bank v. GeerNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Harnett v. HoldregeNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
  5. United States National Bank of Omaha v. GeerNebraska Supreme Court · 1898

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