Gilman v. A. King & Co.
This text of 10 F. Cas. 405 (Gilman v. A. King & Co.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
(nem. con.) considered the note of A. King & Co., as an Alexandria contract, and suffered the note of C. L. Nevitt to be given in evidence by the defendant as a discount.
The CouRT permitted Preston, the indorser, to be examined as a witness for the defendant to prove that he (Preston) indorsed without consideration to give.credit to the note; and refused to admit C. L. Nevitt, the payee, as a witness for the plaintiff, because, if the plaintiff succeeded, the witness would be discharged from his liability.
The?verdiet was for the defendant; arid the Court, (nem. con.) refused a new trial, after argument.
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