Suydam v. Vance

McLEAN, Circuit Justice.

This action was brought against the defendant as the indorser of a promissory note. The attorney, Mr. Lockwood, being sworn as a witness, stated, that he received the note for collection some time in the year 1838. That he shortly afterwards called on the defendant, as in-dorser, who admitted that he had received regular notice of the nonpayment of the note, and that he was liable to pay it. When he received the note from the agent of the plaintiff, the witness observed, that if he should have to bring suit against the maker of the note, who resided in Illinois, he…