Gorsuth v. Butterfield
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR TO THE DANE COUNTY COURT. - This suit was originally commenced Before a justice of the peace of Dane county, "by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error. The declaration ■was assumpsit, verbally on a promissory note, of which the following is a copy: _ “$62.25. “ Madison, 28<7 Jlmiiary, 1851. “Thirty days after date, we promise to pay E. But-terfield or bearer, sixty-two and 25-100 dollars, with -at the rate of twelve per cent., value received.
Read the full summary
ERROR TO THE DANE COUNTY COURT. - This suit was originally commenced Before a justice of the peace of Dane county, "by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error. The declaration ■was assumpsit, verbally on a promissory note, of which the following is a copy: _ “$62.25. “ Madison, 28<7 Jlmiiary, 1851. “Thirty days after date, we promise to pay E. But-terfield or bearer, sixty-two and 25-100 dollars, with -at the rate of twelve per cent., value received. “ GrORSUTIl & WILSON.” defendant Wilson appeared, and pleaded verbally the general issue, denying partnership, and the execution…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Smith, J.
The statute of 1850, is absolutely fatal to the right of recoyery by the plaintiff below, and it is unnecessary to enter upon the discussion of the other points made in the case. Chap. 136, sec. 5, Session Laws, 1850, p. 110.
In the case of Johnson et al. vs. Meeker et al., Wis. Rep. 436, we had occasion to give a construction to sec. 5, of chap. 29 of the Revised Statutes, which provides as follows: “ No suit for liquor bills shall be entertained by any courts of this State; and whenever it shall be made to appear to any court, before which a suit may be .pending on a…
2Cited by14 opinions
- Brandeis v. NeustadtlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- Veazey Drug Co. v. BruzaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- Fitzsimons v. Eagle Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- Jones v. PettigrewSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
- Graham v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.