Townsend v. Carpenter

This is a bill i-n chancery, from the county of Fairfield. The bill is.filed -'by the assignee of a note, not negotiable, against the assignor.and maker,-setting up, in avoidance of the right of set-off by the maker, a promise to pay, made by the maker to the assignee, after notice of the assignment. The bill charges that on January 7, 1839, Paul made this note to Gabriel Carpenter, for $1,500. That on the same day, Gabriel indorsed it to the plaintiff, oi which fact Paul, at the time, had notice from the complainant. That at the time of the assignment Paul had no demand against Gabriel which…