Lewis v. Reeder
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. Bv the bill of exceptions returned in this case, to the writ of error to the Common Pleas of Northampton County, it appeared that this suit was brought against John Lewis, Jonas Doan and Thomas M‘CracMn, plaintiffs in error, and defendants below, by Absalom Boeder, indorsee of William Lander, plaintiff below, upon a promissory note for 418 dollars 30 cents, drawn by the defendants below, in favour of William Lander or order, payable on or before the 1st April,…
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IN ERROR. Bv the bill of exceptions returned in this case, to the writ of error to the Common Pleas of Northampton County, it appeared that this suit was brought against John Lewis, Jonas Doan and Thomas M‘CracMn, plaintiffs in error, and defendants below, by Absalom Boeder, indorsee of William Lander, plaintiff below, upon a promissory note for 418 dollars 30 cents, drawn by the defendants below, in favour of William Lander or order, payable on or before the 1st April, 1819, without defalcation, for value re-' ceived. The defendants pleaded non assumpserunt, and payment with leave,- and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Tidghman, C, J.
This is an action brought by Absalom, Feeder, indorsee óf William Lander, on a promissory note,' drawn by the defendants, (who are plaintiffs in error,) payable to William Lander, or order, for value received, without defalcation. The defendants pleaded non assumpserunt, with notice' of special matter to’ be given in evidence, and on'the trial, offered evidence, that the consideration of the note hud failed. This evidence was objected to by the counsel for the plaintiff, and rejected by the Court. The defendants excepted to the courts’…
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