Pegram v. Cooper

The defendant is sued on several promissory notes amounting to $1000. The defendant pleaded failure of consideration. The plaintiff had judgment and defendant appealed.

A bill of exceptions taken by the defendant during the trial of the case in the court below will first be considered.

The plaintiff and defendant were formerly partners in business in New Orleans, under the name and style of John B. Cooper & Co. It-seems that their business was to attend upon the levee and landing, to-receiving cargoes of merchandise of various kinds for other merchants, and having the goods taken care of and…