Beckley v. Evans
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Suit against maker of a promissory note. The declaration alleged the making of the note by the defendant (plaintiff in error) to one Mary A. Watson, and an endorsement by her to Ezra Evans, the testator, represented in the suit by the defenants in error, being the plaintiffs in the suit below. On error to the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Beasley, Chief Justice.
The defendants in error brought this suit upon a promissory note made by Beckley to one Mary A. Watson, and which they alleged had been endorsed by her to their testator in his lifetime. The note was drawn payable to the order of the payee, and consequently the existence of such endorsement was a fact essential to the proof of a right of recovery in the plaintiffs in the court of first instance. When the case was rested at the trial, a motion was made to non-suit, on the ground that there was an entire absence of evidence tending…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Shaver v. EhleNew York Supreme Court · 1819
- Palmer v. ManningNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Pentz v. WinterbottomNew York Supreme Court · 1847