Kent v. Holliday
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeau from the Circuit Court for Calvert county. Action, brought on the 24th of August 1857, by the appellee, as endorsee, against the appellant, as acceptor, of a bill of exchange. The pleadings are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. The record shows there was filed in the ease, at the same time as the declaration, a bill of exchange, dated the 14th of Oct. 1854, at four months, for $500, drawn by J'. T. Lyles upon, and accepted by, Thomas JBT.
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Appeau from the Circuit Court for Calvert county. Action, brought on the 24th of August 1857, by the appellee, as endorsee, against the appellant, as acceptor, of a bill of exchange. The pleadings are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. The record shows there was filed in the ease, at the same time as the declaration, a bill of exchange, dated the 14th of Oct. 1854, at four months, for $500, drawn by J'. T. Lyles upon, and accepted by, Thomas JBT. Kent of Jos. & Co., payable to the order of R. G. Mackall, and endorsed by him and one James Hackett. 1 si Exception. The plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
Lis Grand, C, J.,
delivered the opinion of this court.
This suit was brought by the appellee, as endorsee, against the appellant, as acceptor, of a bill of exchange. The writ was issued against the defendant in his individual capacity. The declaration alleges, in substance, that, J. T. Lyles &. Co. drew their bill of exchange, and directed the same “to the said defendant and one Thomas H. Kent of Joseph, trading under the name of Thomas H. Kent of Jos. &. Co., requiring them to pay to R. G. Mackall, or order,” &c., “and the said defendant and the said Thomas H. Kent of Joseph,, trading as…
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