Townsley v. Sumrall
Supreme Court of the United States
THIS suit was originally instituted by Joseph K. Sunirall, in a state court of Kentucky, and afterwards, on the petition of Thomaá F. Townsley the defendant below, removed into the circuit court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, where the same was fried before a jury, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff.
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THIS suit was originally instituted by Joseph K. Sunirall, in a state court of Kentucky, and afterwards, on the petition of Thomaá F. Townsley the defendant below, removed into the circuit court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, where the same was fried before a jury, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff. The. action was upon an alleged verbal promise made by the defendant, as one of the partners of Townsley. and Co., that they would accept a certaiq draft or drafts, to be drawn on them at New Orleans by one Richard S. Waters, in fa-vour-of Joseph K. Sumrall, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
This is a writ of error to the circuit court of the district of Kentucky. ' The original action was brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, as one of the firm of Thomas F. Townsley & Co., to recover the amount of a bill of exchange, drawn, at Maysville in Kentucky, on the 27th of November 1827, by one Richard S. Waters, on Messrs Townsley & Co. at New Orleans, at 120 days aftér date for $2000, payable to Sumrall or order, which had been dishonobred by the drawees.
The declaration contained various counts: some of which alleged an actual acceptance of the bill and…
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