West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. v. Whitmore
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Berkeley County. Action by the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company against John L. Whitmore and wife. Judgment for the defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, President:
This action of assumpsit was brought to recover on a negotiable promissory note for the sum of $375.00 executed by the defendants to one T. G. Baker, and by him endorsed to the plaintiff. The defendant John L. Whitmore, the principal debtor, the other defendant, his wife, being only surety, filed a plea of offsets, and upon a trial of the matters involved before a jury a verdict was found in favor of the defendant for the sum of $1125.00 upon which judgment was duly rendered, to review which this writ of error is prosecuted.
There is no conflict in the evidence. The testimony…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Black's Administrator v. ThomasWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Tidewater Quarry Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Adamson's Administrator v. Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1911
- Williams v. EwartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
- Monongahela Tie & Lumber Co. v. FlanniganWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
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