Kniss v. Holbrook

This is an action brought by appellees against appellant upon a promissory note executed to one Brainard, payable to him or bearer at a bank in this State, which was duly assigned to appellees before maturity. Appellant filed an answer of six paragraphs. The third paragraph avers: That the consideration of the note vas the sale and transfer to appellant and another of a certain patent right and that there was no clause or words in said note stating that the same was given for a patent right “by reason of which failure and omission said note was and is invalid and void.”

The 4th paragraph -was…