Young v. Alexander

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

Error is assigned that the court sustained a demurrer to an amended complaint and dismissed the action, brought to recover on ten promissory notes. Plaintiff, as assignee of the payee of the notes, sued the maker. The amended complaint, as did the original, alleged that plaintiff had paid J. E. Stillwell, the payee, the full amount of each note and had taken from Stillwell an assignment of his interest in them, and ever since has been the owner and holder. The notes were filed with the complaint. Five of- them bore Stillwell’s *556special indorsements and the other five his…