Hereford v. Chase

This action is brought against the endorser of a promissory note of $6750, drawn by J. Desmont. The answer admits the endorsement, but denies that legal notice of the protest has been given to the defendant. It further avers that defendant endorsed this note as surety for the maker, to enable him to purchase a lot of ten slaves from the plaintiff; and that he is not liable *213inasmuch as Hereford, who had the privilege of vendor on these slaves, entered into an arrangement with the said maker and ven-dee, by which, for the sum of $4675, he took hack or repurchased pf him nine out of the ten…