Childress v. Emory
Supreme Court of the United States
Eeeob to tbe Circuit Court of Tennessee. Tbe defendants in error, citizens of tbe state of Maryland, and executors of John G. Comegys, tbe surviving partner of tbe late firm of “ William Coebran & Comegys,” brought an action of debt, in the detinet, on a promissory note, executed by *the said Anderson Childress, as tbe agent of said Joel Childress; both of whom were citizens of tbe state of Tennessee.
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Eeeob to tbe Circuit Court of Tennessee. Tbe defendants in error, citizens of tbe state of Maryland, and executors of John G. Comegys, tbe surviving partner of tbe late firm of “ William Coebran & Comegys,” brought an action of debt, in the detinet, on a promissory note, executed by *the said Anderson Childress, as tbe agent of said Joel Childress; both of whom were citizens of tbe state of Tennessee. Tbe declaration stated tbe plaintiffs in said suit (now defendants in error) to be the executors of the last will arid testament of John G. Comegys, deceased, who was the surviving partner of…
1Opinion of the Court
Story, Justice,
delivered the opinion of tire court.— This is an action brought by the executors of John G-. Comegys, who was surviving partner of the firm of William Cochran & Comegys, to recover the contents of a promissory note, made by Joel Childress, deceased (whose executor the plaintiff in error is), payable to the firm of William Cochran & Comegys. The cause came before the circuit court for the district of West Tennessee, upon a special demurrer to the declaration; and the court having overruled the demurrer, it has been brought here by writ of error.
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