Beagles v. Sefton

Sefton sued Beagles, as the assignor of a promissory note, after failing to recover against the maker. Beagles was the second and last assignor. One paragraph of his answer was a special denial of the assignment, and was sworn to. It averred, in substance, that he was, in fact, only the agent of the prior assignor in the transaction, but was required by Sefton to place his name upon the back of the note, which he did “in blank,” though he was not to be liable. His name upon the note is immediately under that of the prior assignor. Upon these facts he denied the assignment.

The paragraph was…