Wilson v. Tolson

Blandford, Justice.

This was an action upon a promissory note, brought by Tolson, endorsee. The note was payable to a man named R. O. Randall. Randall endorsed the note “ for collection” for his account, to Tolson. Tolson brought an action in his own name on this note. A motion was made to dismiss, because it appeared on the face of the note that Tolson had no interest in it, and no legal title, and consequently could not maintain an action on it. The court refused to dismiss the action, and this is the first exception upon which error is assigned.

1. We think that in this the court was right;…