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24 Mo. 595

Sawyer v. Page

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1857

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1857-03-15

<p>1. Certificates of deposit are not within section 7 of the act concerning bills of exchange (R. C. 1845, p. 173) ; consequently no damages are allowable thereon by said act in case of non-payment.</p>

Decided 1857-03-15

Soott, Judge,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2As the judgment was entered for a greater sum than was due upon the instrument sued upon, its being a bare certificate of deposit and not a negotiable promissory note, it will be reversed and a proper judgment will be entered. The instrument does not contain the words necessary by the statute to entitle the holder to damages for its dishonor.

¶3The points in this case were determined in the case of Hallowell et al. v. D. D. Page, at the present term. Judgment reversed and another judgment entered here ;

Judge Hyland concurring ; Judge Leonard absent;

¶4the respondent to pay the costs of this court.

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