Lewis v. Bowen's Administrator

This was a suit commenced in the county court of Marion county upon a note executed by William Bowen, deceased, to James Parker, and by him transferred by delivery merely to the plaintiff Lewis. Lewis had judgment in the county court, from which Bowen appealed to the circuit court. On the trial in the circuit court, the execution of the note having been duly proved, plaintiff offered it in evidence, which was rejected. He thereupon suffered a nonsuit, which he moved to set aside. The motion was overruled, and the cause is brought to this court by writ of error. The only point in the case is…