Shaw v. Stein

Plaintiff brought suit upon a negotiable promissory note for $500, payable to the order of William West. Upon this note appeared the name of Charles Hack, as maker, and William West, William C. West, and Peter Stein, in the order named, as indorsers. It was admitted that William C. West and William West were one and the same person. No service was obtained upon Charles Hack, as he had removed from the State. West and Stein pleaded separately, and the latter only made any defense in the court below. In a notice under the general issue, Stein was permitted so introduce testimony tending to show…