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32 Me. 524

Drake v. Rogers

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 15, 1851

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1851-04-15

Assumpsit, by the indorsee, against the makers of a promissory note for $1000, alleged to have been dated September 25, 1841, payable in one year; and also upon the money counts. At the September term, 1848, it was agreed, between the plaintiff and Morse, that the action should be discontinued as to Morse, and that Morse should take no cost.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1891

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Decided 1851-04-15

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Tenney, J.,

¶1orally.—The discontinuance as to Morse was a valid contract, and it was fulfilled by the plaintiff It was only in the nature of a nonsuit. A fair construction of the statute does not forbid his name being restored upon a new citation. The Judge’s ruling on that point was correct.

¶2The evidence to show an erroneous date to the note was admissible. The jury found there was a mistake in the date. The note, by intendment of law, was payable in a year from the time it was -given. When purchased by the plaintiff it was not overdue or dishonored. The defences of fraud and of want of consideration cannot avail.

¶3The amendment of the declaration was allowable. It was for the same cause of action. But it was not necessary. The writ contained the money counts, under which a note of either of the pay-days could be proved.

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