Logan v. Cassell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1878, No. 105. Assumpsit by William Logan against J. H. Cassell on two promissory notes made by the defendant to the order of R. Conner, and endorsed by the latter.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1878, No. 105. Assumpsit by William Logan against J. H. Cassell on two promissory notes made by the defendant to the order of R. Conner, and endorsed by the latter. The action was brought before an alderman, who gave judgment for the plaintiffs, when defendant appealed to the Court of Common Pleas. . At the trial, before Einletter, J., William Logan, the plaintiff, produced and gave in evidence two promissory notes, each for $39.33, of which the defendant was the maker, dated June 16th 1873, payable ninety days…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This action was by the endorsee against the maker of two promissory notes.. They were duly executed and delivered by the defendant to the payee for a valuable consideration. No subsequent failure of consideration is alleged. They were endorsed and delivered by the payee to the plaintiff, in consideration of money received from the latter at the time of the transfer and delivery. It is conceded that they were unpaid at that time, and that the defendant then had no defence against them.
One contention on the trial was whether the plaintiff purchased the notes of the payee, or whether they were…
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