Terry v. Taylor

i. pbomisfnnooent6’ frauciiiient evidence.' The instrument sued on is a negotiable promissory note. It is payable to O. M. Wheeler, or bearer, and, as plaintiff alleges, was transferred to him for a valuable consideration before maturity. The defense set up by defendant is that the note was obtained by fraud and without consideration. The evidence given on the trial shows that one White went to defendant’s place, and represented to him that he was the agent for a company which was engaged in the manufacture of a roofing compound, which they were desirous of introducing to the notice of the…