Union Investment Co. v. Rosenzweig

This action was brought by the appellant against the respondents to recover on a promissory note. In its complaint, the appellant alleged that the note had been made and delivered by the respondents to McLaughlin Brothers, a partnei'ship, and by the McLaughlin Brothers, endorsed and delivered to it, for value, before maturity, and that it was a holder thereof in due course. The answer was a denial of the allegations of the complaint, and an affirmative plea of fraud in the procurement of the note, failure of consideration, and knowledge on the part of the appellant of the circumstances under…