Tate v. Evans

*420 Opinion of the Court, delivered by

Scott, Judge.

Tate and Hopkins sued Evans and Dougherty as acceptors of the following bill of exchange.

New Qreeans, Nov. 28,1839.

Four months after date, this first of exchange, second unpaid, pay Tate & Hopkins, or order, one thousand five hundred dollars, value received, and charge the same to account.

Your ob’t. serv’t,,

J. S. Arnold.

To Messrs. Evans & Dougherty. St. Louis.

The plaintiffs gave in evidence the following written an-thority, executed by Evans and Dougherty to J. S. Arnold, to draw the said bill of exchange.

St. Louis, 28th Nov., 1839.

We hereby…