Connolly v. Goodwin

Murray, C. J., concurred.

There are two points made in this case which we will consider— First, that the protest of the Notary is not evidence of demand and *221non-payment; and in favor of this position the appellant relies on the law merchant by which a promissory note is not made a protestable security. But this point must have been made for want of acquaintance with-the provisions of our' Act concerning Notaries Public. By the fifth section of that Act notes are made protestable, and by the tenth section, the protest of a Notary is expressly made evidence of demand, and nonpayment or…