64 Mo. 193 (Mo. 1876), Chaffe v. Memphis, C. & N. W. R. R. Co.

• Judge: Judge Wagner absent.
• Parties: F. W. CHAFFE, Respondent, v. THE MEMPHIS, CARTHAGE & NORTHWESTERN R. R. CO., et al., Appellants.
• Docket Number: .
• Citation: 64 Mo. 193
• Court: Missouri Supreme Court
• Date: Invalid date

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64 Mo. 193 (Mo. 1876)

F. W. CHAFFE, Respondent,

v.

THE MEMPHIS, CARTHAGE & NORTHWESTERN R. R. CO., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri.

October Term, 1876

Appeal from Jasper Court of Common Pleas.

Walser & Cunningham, for Appellants, cited: 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 C. Wolff, 45 Mo. 104; Sanderson vs. Reinstadler, 31 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; Mechanic's Bank vs. Shaumburg, 38 Mo. 228; Sto. Agency, § 140.

J. P. Ellis, for Respondent, cited: Powell vs. Thomas, 7 Mo. 440, down to the present time; Lewis vs. Harvey, 18 Mo. 74; Schneider vs. Schiffman, 20 Mo. 571; Seymour vs. Farrell, 51 Mo. 95; Western B. B. Ass'n vs. Wolff, 45 Mo. 105; Mammon vs. Hartman, 51 Mo. 108 ; Kuntz vs. Temple et al., 48 Mo. 71; Cahn vs. Dutton, 60 Mo. 296; Hardin vs. Phelps, 51 Mo. 332; Emmerson vs. Sturgeon, 18 Mo. 170; Boland vs. Mo. Co., 36 Mo. 484; Callahan vs. Warne, 40 Mo. 131.

OPINION

HOUGH, Judge.

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

The appellants were prima facie liable as makers. (Powell vs. Thomas, 7. Mo. 440; Lewis vs. Harvey, 18 Mo. 74; Schneider vs. Schiffman, 20 Mo. 571; Western Benevolent Boatman Ass'n vs. Wolff, 44 Mo. 105; Kuntz vs. Temple, 48 Mo. 71; Seymour vs. Farrell, 51 Mo. 95; Mammon vs. Hartman, 51 Mo. 168; Cahn vs. Dutton, 60 Mo. 297.)

The plaintiff was the holder of said note for value before maturity. It was agreed between the payee, W. L. Burlingame, and the appellants, that the latter were not to be held liable on said note otherwise than as accommodation endorsers.

The plaintiff was not bound by this agreement unless he had notice thereof, before or at the time...