Legal Opinion
First National Bank v. Sheridan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 14, 1934PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of contract upon a promissory note, signed by one of the defendants and indorsed before delivery by the other three defendants. It was subsequently indorsed by the payee. The answer set up a general denial, payment, and an agreement to accept a later note as payment. The plaintiff put in evidence the note and its protest and rested. This made out a prima facie case for the plaintiff. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 107, § 13. Holmes v. Cabot, 262 Mass. 152, 156. Whether such prima facie evidence has been overcome and whether the affirmative defence has been made out so as to rebut the…
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