Mississippi Valley Trust Co. v. Begley

Plaintiff sued the defendants as indorsers on a $10,000' note dated November 1, 1919, which, note was payable to plaintiff. The makers of the note were George Begley, Jr., and Ms wife Edith Ruth Begley. At the time of the execution of the note sued upon herein, the plaintiff held four notes, aggregating $70',000, which purported to be signed by George Begley, Jr., and his wife Edith Ruth Begley, as makers, and by George Begley and Effie M. Ruth as indorsers. It is not disputed that all' the names to these four notes were forgeries, except the name of George Begley, Jr. The first to become due…