Tiscornia v. Bard

This suit was brought to recover on two promissory notes, one for $1,200, and the other for $1,500. The notes were made payable by defendant to himself, and indorsed by him in blank, and delivered to Corrigan & Company. Corrigan & Company discounted them at the Hudsonville State Bank, and plaintiff purchased them from the bank. Plaintiff made proof of his purchase of the notes before maturity, that he paid value for them, and that they had not been paid, and then rested his case.

The defendant set up many defenses:(1) That plaintiff purchased the notes after they had matured.(2) That plaintiff…