Hale v. Hitchcock
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum.— Error from Shawnee district court; John Guthrie, judge. ' Action by J. H. Hitchcock and others against George D. Hale, as administrator, on a promissory note. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered.by '
Garver, J. :
The note sued on in this case was made payable to John L. Howard, or order, and was, by Howard, transferred by an indorsement as follows : "John L. Howard. I assign this note to W.'. H. Aldaffer, without recourse.” W. H. Aldaffer thereafter, and before maturity of the .note, transferred it to defendants in error (plaintiffs below) and indorsed his name on the back thereof. The defendant below contends that the note lost its negotiable character by being assigned to Aldaffer, and not indorsed, and that the plaintiffs below took it subject…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hatch v. BarrettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- Halbert v. EllwoodCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
- Huntington v. LombardWashington Supreme Court · 1900
- Warren v. GruwellCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1897
- Hale v. AldafferCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1896
- Merchants Savings Bank v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1897