Adrian v. . McCaskill
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, tried before Shipp, J., at January Term, 1889, of the Superior Court of New Hanover County. The following is a statement of the facts agreed upon by the parties: On the 10th day of January, 1884, one Mary J. Fairly executed her promissory note in writing, under seal, a copy of which said note and the endorsements thereon is as follows, to-wit: “ $1,386.65. “Laurinburg, N. C., Jan. 10, 1884. “ On or before the first day of November next I promise to pay to W. C.…
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Civil ACTION, tried before Shipp, J., at January Term, 1889, of the Superior Court of New Hanover County. The following is a statement of the facts agreed upon by the parties: On the 10th day of January, 1884, one Mary J. Fairly executed her promissory note in writing, under seal, a copy of which said note and the endorsements thereon is as follows, to-wit: “ $1,386.65. “Laurinburg, N. C., Jan. 10, 1884. “ On or before the first day of November next I promise to pay to W. C. Patterson, or order, the sum of. one thousand three hundred and eighty-six dollars and sixty-five cents for value…
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
(after stating the case). The note is dated January 10, 18S4, and is payable to “ W. C. Patterson'or order,” on the 1st day of November. It is indorsed by the payee and by the defendants, the name of the payee appearing as first in order. On the 25th day of January, 1885, more than twmlve months after its date, and long after its maturity, the plaimiffs became the purchasers from the payee, with the indorsement as set forth.
Were the facts, admitted to be true, admissible to explain the character and nature o f the indorsement of the defendants?
The plaintiffs say that, as they had no actual…
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