Loveless v. Carten

F. M. Loveless brought suit against John W. McCollum, on a note in the sum of $3000 executed by the defendant to “Sarah J. Mosby estate or order,” of which the plaintiff, as alleged in one count, was the transferee by virtue of individual indorsers thereon who were the alleged “beneficiaries” and “heirs at law” of Sarah J. Mosby, and of which, as alleged in the other count he was the owner by virtue of the note having been made to a fictitious or nonexisting person, and, therefore, under the Code, § 14-209, a section of the negotiable instruments law, being payable to bearer. The only defense…