Hotchin v. Secor
Decision Date | 11 October 1860 |
Citation | 8 Mich. 494 |
Court | Michigan Supreme Court |
Parties | John Hotchin and others v. Joseph K. Secor and another |
Heard October 4, 1860 [Syllabus Material] [Syllabus Material] [Syllabus Material]
Error to St. Joseph circuit.
Defendants in error, composing the firm of Secor, Berdan & Co. brought suit in the court below, against plaintiffs in error, as persons composing the "White Pigeon Farmers & Mechanics' mercantile association," to recover the amount of an account of merchandise sold the association. The defense, among other things, was that the demand had been satisfied by the receipt, by Secor, Berdan & Co., of notes of May & Cloyes, two members of the association, in payment. The testimony taken to prove this payment was as follows:
Maro Wheeler, testified: '
Joseph K. Secor, testified: ...
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