Williams v. Galt

This suit was brought by Robert A. Galt against Taylor Williams, on a promissory note. On the trial in the circuit court judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff for the amount of the note and interest, and that judgment was affirmed on appeal in the Appellate Court. The only question made by the defendant on his appeal in this court is, did plaintiff, at the time he commenced his suit, have the legal title to the note in controversy?

The note was payable to Patterson & Co., and was by them indorsed and delivered to plaintiff. That placed the legal title to the note in plaintiff, and…