Traders' National Bank v. Laskin

On March *20, 1922, the defendants, as copartners doing business under the firm name of J. Laskin & Sons, made and delivered to the plaintiff their promissory note for the sum of $6,000, payable to the plaintiff’s order three months from date. On the next day they made and delivered a similar note for the sum of $3,200. In this action, brought by the plaintiff upon these notes, the defendants have pleaded as a defense and counterclaim that the notes in suit were given in renewal of other notes, for similar amounts made by one Hurwitz to the order of this plaintiff and indorsed by these…