Legal Opinion

Chaffe v. Memphis, Carthage & Northwestern R. R.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1876PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Jasper Court of Common Pleas. Cahn vs. Dutton, 60 Mo. 297; Mammon vs. Hartman, 51 Mo. 168 ; Seymour vs. Farrell, 51 Mo. 95 ; Kuntz vs. Temple, 48 Mo. 77 ; Western Boatmen’s Benevolent Ass’n^vs. George O. Wolff, 45 Mo. 104 ; Sanderson vs. Reinstadler, 81 Mo. 483 ; Gilchrist vs. Downell, 53 Mo. 591; Edw.

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Appeal from Jasper Court of Common Pleas. Cahn vs. Dutton, 60 Mo. 297; Mammon vs. Hartman, 51 Mo. 168 ; Seymour vs. Farrell, 51 Mo. 95 ; Kuntz vs. Temple, 48 Mo. 77 ; Western Boatmen’s Benevolent Ass’n^vs. George O. Wolff, 45 Mo. 104 ; Sanderson vs. Reinstadler, 81 Mo. 483 ; Gilchrist vs. Downell, 53 Mo. 591; Edw. Bills & Notes, 219; State vs. Vaughn, 36 Mo. 95 ; Gerhardt vs. Boatmen’s Savings Institution, 38 Mo. 62 ; Downzelot vs. Rawlings, 58 Mo. 75; Gerhke vs. Jod, 59 Mo. 522; Moore vs. State Bank, 6 Mo. 379; Edw. Bills & Notes, 229, 273 ; Hayward vs. National Insurance Co., 52 Mo. 181 ;…

1Opinion of the CourtHough, Judge

This was an action against the Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern Railroad Co., L. P. Cunningham, George P. Cunningham, T. Reagan andE. H. Brown, as makers of a promissory note for $6,005.00 dated March 14, 1873, and payable one year after data to the order of W. L. Burlingame.

There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, from which L. P. Cunningham, George P. Cunningham and T. L. Reagan have appealed to this court.

The names of E. H. Brown and the appellants were not subscribed to the note, but were written on the back thereof before its delivery to the payee, and below their signatures…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lewis & Bros. v. Harvey & StewartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1853
  2. Seymour v. FarrellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
  3. Schneider v. SchiffmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855
  4. Kuntz v. TempelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  5. Cahn v. DuttonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Rodney v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  2. First National Bank v. PayneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
  3. Mastin Bank v. HammersloughSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
  4. Farm & Home Savings & Loan Ass'n v. TheissSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
  5. Kingman & Co. v. Cornell-Tebbetts Machine & Buggy Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1899

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