Crane v. Trudeau

Two of the defendants, A. Trudeau and J. Trudeau, being *308sued in solido, tlie first as payee and endorser, and the last as second endorser, set up separate defences.

The defence is the same to this extent—that each endorser is discharged from liability for the note sued on, for want of legal notice of protest, and because time was given to the maker without the consent of the endorsers.

The supplemental answer of J. Trudeau, further pleads his discharge from liability as endorser, because the plaintiff, the holder of the note, failed to give legal notice of protest to the previous endorser ;…