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14 Me. 275

Ward v. Abbott

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 15, 1837

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1837-04-15

Exceptions from the Court of Common Pleas. The action was against Abbott and Brown, on a note of hand, and on an account for goods sold, amounting to the same sum as the note. The note was signed by Abbott, and Brown’s name also was signed by Abbott professing to act for him. Abbott was defaulted, and Brown defended.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1907

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Decided 1837-04-15

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¶1*276The opinion of the Court, after a continuance, was drawn up by

Emery J.

¶2It is insisted upon by the defendant’s counsel that a fatal objection is apparent in the exceptions, that the plaintiffs were permitted to shew their books, and that one of them was permitted to testily, that they were balanced by the note, It appears that other satisfactory evidence was given, that the defendants were partners, Whatever objection might have arisen to the introduction of the books and suppletory oath, when we find in addition to this, that the books were permitted to go to the jury at the request of one of the defendants, in the hope doubtless that some benefit might result to him from the inspection and examination of them by the jury, it was equivalent to waiving all exceptions on account of their introduction. And we consider, that it would be wrong to permit the defendants now, after making the experiment, to be benefited by complaining of it, when it did not serve their purpose. There must be

¶3Judgment on the verdict.

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