Kennedy v. Hungerford

This was an action upon a promissory note signed by the defendant, Hungerford, and payable to Joseph Acker. Plaintiff alleges that the note is past due and unpaid, and that he was a purchaser in good faith before maturity.

The answer of the defendant, Hungerford, is of the nature of a plea in abatement. In substance, it is to the effect that Hungerford is a real estate broker; that defendant Acker was the owner of a tract of land which he desired to sell; that Acker, desiring to remove from the state, conveyed the land to Hungerford as a nominal purchaser for the purpose of sale by…