Holmes v. Ebersole

Indiana Supreme Court

Holmes v. Ebersole

12 Ind. 392

DecidedJune 3, 1859

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Holmes v. Ebersole, 12 Ind. 392 (Ind. 1859).

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Opinion

Perkins, J.

Suit upon promissory notes. Answer, that the notes were given for the consideration of spirituous liquors sold to defendant in 1856, which liquors.were not sold for sacramental, &c., purposes.

Demurrer to the answer overruled. Judgment for the defendants.

The judgment was clearly erroneous. The sale of the liquors was not illegal, and was a sufficient consideration for the notes.

Per Curiam.

The judgment is reversed with costs. Cause remanded, with instructions that the demurrer be sustained.

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Perkins, J.

Suit upon promissory notes. Answer, that the notes were given for the consideration of spirituous liquors sold to defendant in 1856, which liquors.were not sold for sacramental, &c., purposes.

Demurrer to the answer overruled. Judgment for the defendants.

The judgment was clearly erroneous. The sale of the liquors was not illegal, and was a sufficient consideration for the notes.

Per Curiam.

The judgment is reversed with costs. Cause remanded, with instructions that the demurrer be sustained.

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