Marwitz's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

One Smith executed notes to his own order, and endorsed them. These he brought to the City of Pittsburgh for the purpose of discounting, intending that the proceeds should be forwarded to Scranton for the use of a copper company in which he was interested. Abbott undertook to sell for him, on commission, two of the obligations, one for $5,000, and the other for $6,000. These were taken by the latter to the Pennsylvania Guaranty Corporation, the holder at the time of maturity, and later assigned to Chidester, the present claimant. Herman Marwitz, of McKeesport, now…