Bourne v. Ward

The opinion of the Court was drawn up by

Walton, J.

-This is an action on a promissory note, and conics before the Court on exceptions to the ruling of the presiding Judge in directing a nonsuit.. The defence is want or failure of consideration. The nonsuit was directed upon the ground that the plaintiff had failed to prove a consideration.' The plaintiff contends that the riding was wrong in holding that he was required to prove a consideration. He contends that, in actions on promissory notes, a consideration is presumed and need not not be proved. Negotiable notes, when they have passed into…