Graham v. Alexander
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Adsit, J. Assumpsit by Matthew A. Graham, administrator of the estate of Andrew Brown, deceased, against James G. Alexander, on a promissory note. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Montgomery, O. J.
This is an action on a promissory note of $1,000, given by the defendant to the plaintiff’s testator. The defense is failure of consideration. It appears by the findings, based upon testimony which in some of the most essential parts is uncontradicted, that defendant’s wife, Nancy E. Alexander, was a niece of *169•decedent’s wife, and lived in the family of decedent for many years; that, on her marriage, Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown each gave her a bond of $1,000, payable out of his and her estate, respectively. Shortly after this, defendant borrowed of Mr. Brown $500, and gave him…
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