Morton ex rel. M'Glaughlin v. Morton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. This was an action of debt, brought by John Morton, for the use of William M‘Glaughlin, against Alexander Morton, on a single bill, given by Alexander Morton to John Morton, The bill was assigned by John Morton to William M-Glaughlin. The defendant pleaded payment to John Morton, without notice of the assignment, and offered in evidence, to prove the payment, the receipt of John Morton, given after the assignment.
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IN ERROR. This was an action of debt, brought by John Morton, for the use of William M‘Glaughlin, against Alexander Morton, on a single bill, given by Alexander Morton to John Morton, The bill was assigned by John Morton to William M-Glaughlin. The defendant pleaded payment to John Morton, without notice of the assignment, and offered in evidence, to prove the payment, the receipt of John Morton, given after the assignment. This evidence was objected to by the plaintiff, but admitted by the court, whereupon a bill of exceptions was taken by the counsel for the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Tilghman, C. .T.
This is an action on a single bill for one hundred dollars, given by JLlexander Morton, to John Morton„ The bill was assigned by John Morton to William M'-Glaughlin, for whose use the suit was brought. The defendant pleaded payment to John Morion, without notice of the assignment, and offered the receipt of John Morton in evidence, to prove the payment. This was objected to by the plaintiff, but admitted by the court, whereupon a bill of exceptions was taken by the counsel for the plaintiff.
Although John Morton's name stands on the…
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