Legal Opinion
Bridgeford v. Masonville Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 15, 1868PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Assumpsit on a lost note,.broüglit to the superior court in Wiudham county. The facts were found by the court and the case reserved for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSanford, J.
The record in this case discloses the following facts, viz. :—
“ On the 22d day of September, 1865, the defendants made a promissory note of that date, in which they promised to pay to William S. Arnold or order the sum of three thousand dollars on demand with interest, for value received, and delivered the same to said Arnold. On the 26th day of September, 1865, the said Arnold sold and delivered the note to the plaintiff, Bridgeford, endorsing it on the back as follows: “Please pay to the order ofGeorgeBridgeford. W. S. Arnold In the month of September, 1866, the defendants*paid to the…
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