Whittaker v. Crow, Hargadine & Co.

The amount involved in this case is less than $1000.00, but the Judges of the Appellate Court of the third district have certified, that the “case involves questions of law of such importance, on account of principal interests, as that it should be passed upon by the Supreme Court.” In deciding the cause, the Appellate Court, speaking through Mr. Justice Wall, pronounced the following opinion:

“It. appears from the record, that A. S. Whittaker made his promissory note to Crow, McCreary & Co. for $789.50, payable December 20, 1874; that no payment was made thereon within ten years after…