Goodman v. Simonds
Supreme Court of Missouri
Jippcal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action of assumpsit, commenced in 'February, 1849, by Timothy S. Goodman against John Simonds, on a bill of exchange, dated September 12,1847, drawn by Wallace Sigerson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, on John Simonds, in favor of j ohn Sigerson, for $5000, four months after date.
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Jippcal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action of assumpsit, commenced in 'February, 1849, by Timothy S. Goodman against John Simonds, on a bill of exchange, dated September 12,1847, drawn by Wallace Sigerson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, on John Simonds, in favor of j ohn Sigerson, for $5000, four months after date. The deelaration averred the acceptance o£ the bill by John Simonds, and the endorsement thereof by John Sigerson to T. S. Goodman & Co., who endorsed the same to W. Nesbit & Co., who endorsed the same to the defendant. At the April term, 1849, the defendant filed the statutory…
1Opinion of the CourtRyland, Judge
From the statement of the facts in this case, several important questions arise, which it becomes necessary for this court to notice. There is no doubt that the bill of exchange on which the suit is brought, was negotiated between Wallace Sigerson and Timothy S. Goodman & Co., brokers at Cincinnati, sometime in 1847, as collateral security, and the present plaintiff being one of that firm, is affected with all the notice of the transaction that the firm could be; for it is to be seen, that the firm of T. S. Goodman & Co. sent the bill out to E. W. Clark & Bros., at St. Louis, for sale, and…
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