Greenwood v. Lowe

By the court:

SiiBKit, J.

This suit is brought upon a bill of exchange, drawn in Alabama, December 26, 1850, upon the defendants, by Alexander Pattison, to the order of and endorsed in blank by William H. Pattison, for $3523 75, payable at twelve months.

The defendants in their answer, denied that the plaintiffs were lawful holders; asserted that Partee Sf Co. are the legal owners of the draft, and that they have claims against Partee 8¡* Co. upon certain protested bills of exchange, drawn by them to an amount exceeding the amount of the bill sued upon.

There was a judgment in favor of the…