Bell v. Morehead

Judge Mills

delivered the opinion.

This is a summons and petition on a note made payable and negotiable, without defalcation, at the Southern Bank of Kentucky, drawn by the defendant, now appellant, and payable to l'homas S. Slaughter, who assigned or endorsed it to the appellee

The defendant appeared and craved oyer of the note and assignments, and then pleaded that the note was assigned, a* comrnencemenl °f the action, to the President, Directors and co. of the Southern Bank of Kentucky, and verified the plea by the assignment or endorsement then ex-¡sting thereon, in these words, “Pay the…