Legal Opinion
Howard v. Carroll
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 19, 1912PublishedCited by 5 opinions
At Law. Action by Líiura Warren Howard against Margaret A. Carroll
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, District Judge.
The promissory note sued on in this case was made in Atlanta, Ga. By its terms it is there payable. The defendant. promised 12 months after date to pay $3,000, with interest, “with all costs of collection, including 10 per cent, as attorney’s fee if collected by law or through an attorney at law.” The declaration asserts that there is $3,300 in controversy, viz., the principal of the note and a 10 per cent, attorney’s fee. The defendant demurs on the ground that the declaration on its face discloses that in legal contemplation the amount in controversy does not exceed…
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- Smithers v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Schunk v. Moline, Milburn & Stoddart Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Brown v. WebsterSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Upton v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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