Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Simon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 25, 1924PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of contract to recover the balance due on a negotiable promissory note dated August 17, 1912, for $15,000, payable in two years from date to a third person, and indorsed to the plaintiff. One defence is the statute of limitations. So far as here material, indorsements on the note were, “ $375 — interest on the within note paid to July 8, 1914. $1,744.50 paid on principal on within note. $331.40 interest on within note to Jan. 5, 1915.” None of these were in the handwriting of the defendant. Conceded facts at the trial were that on July 8 or 9, 1914, a payment by the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Bon v. GravesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Wylie v. MarinofskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Currier v. StudleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Cambridge Savings Bank v. CroninMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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