Bank of Stockton v. Jones

—There was testimony tending to show that the note the defendant executed to Owens & Moore was by that firm assigned after maturity to the plaintiff, as collateral security for the payment of a note of Owens & Moore, and of certain overdrafts of theirs. Subsequently another member was admitted into the firm of Owen’s & Moore, after which the firm transacted its business under the name of Owens, Moore & Co. The overdraft account with the plaintiff was, as expressed by the cashier of the plaintiff, “continued right along under the name of Owens, Moore & Co.,” and the note of Owens & Moore, for…