Dugdale v. Marine

Marine sued Dugdale as assignor of two promissory notes — one for the payment of 70 dollars, and the other for 200 dollars. The notes were each executed by one Alfred Shinn to Dugdale, and by him assigned to Marine, who was the plaintiff.

The complaint avers that Shinn, on the 25th of December, 1856, the day on which the notes severally became due and payable, was, and at all times since has been, and still is, notoriously insolvent; and that the notes remain unpaid, &c.

The main question involved in the assignment of errors is, whether the evidence given on the trial proves the insolvency of…