Woodman v. Dana

The opinion of the Court, was drawn by

Rice, J.

This is an action to recover of the defendant, as administrator, the contents of several notes of hand, amounting in all to about four thousand dollars, on the ground that said notes were indorsed by the defendant’s intestate, Greely Sturdivant. The defence is, that said notes were not indorsed by said intestate nor by his authority.

The plaintiff claims to charge the defendant, first, on the ground that said notes were indorsed by his intestate, in his own handwriting; or, second, if not so indorsed, that said notes were indorsed in the name of…