O'Connor v. Parker

This appears to be a writ of error upon a judgment rendered against O’Connor in the court below, as indorser of a note made by McKinney & Co. The sole defense is that the note was given by McKinney & Co. and accepted by the Parkers in payment for a precedent debt, with knowledge on the part of all parties that McKinney & Co. were insolvent; that the giving of the note was with a view to prefer the Parkers as creditors; that' McKinney & Co. were soon after proceeded against in bankruptcy, and were actually declared bankrupts; and that by reason of these facts the note and indorsment thereof…