Norbert Trading Co. v. Underwood

The respondent, Norbert Trading Company, Inc., brought suit against the petitioner, the maker of a negotiable note, on said note. The petitioner entered a plea of non-assignavit. The Chancellor sustained this plea because the complainant- had not proven the assignment of the note to it. The original complainant appealed and the Court of Appeals reversed and entered judgment on the note. Two judges of that court concurred in the result but reached this result through entirely different reasons. The third judge dissented. We have granted certiorari and heard argument and the case is now before…