Manufacturers' Finance Corp. v. Estate of Andary

Plaintiff, a New York corporation, submitted this action against defendants, on 39 trade acceptances totaling $1,462.50, to trial without a jury. It claimed to have purchased the paper for value before maturity from Biophone Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, without any notice of adverse claims. Neither company was admitted to do business in Michigan.

Defendant executrix admitted the operation of the Colonial Theatre in the city of Sault' Ste. Marie by the estate; the purchase of a talking moving picture machine, and the execution of the papers involved; but averred that she was not…