Ellery v. Brown

WOODS, Circuit Judge.

The facts were these: The plaintiffs, on October 14, 1865, brought this suit against the commercial firm of A. Brown & Co., domiciled in the city of New Orleans, and composed of Andrew Brown and W. S. Key. The suit was predicated upon two drafts, dated December 4, 1860, for $2,364 each, payable three days after sight, drawn by T. S. Powell & Co., and indorsed by the firm of A. Brown & Co., and on two other drafts, one for $2,-365 and the other for $2,410. drawn also by T. S. Powell & Co., dated January 3, 1861, payable in sixty days, and accepted by A. Brown & Co. On…