Pomeroy v. Clark

Decided September 15, 1874

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · decided 1874-09-15

The declaration in this case contained eight counts, each upon a promissory note for $500, except the third, which was-for the sum of $2,000. The defendant Elvans made these notes, payable to the order of his codefendant, Clark, at the bank of Lewis Johnson & Co., which discounted them for said Elvans, after being indorsed by Clark and then by the plaintiff.

Decided 1874-09-15

Mr. Justice Olin

¶1delivered the opinion of the court:

¶2After looking carefully into the record in this case I do not perceive that the chief-justice, who tried it at the circuit, committed any error in his ruling of the law, and I think the judgment below should be affirmed.