Burrows v. Hannegan
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana
[At law. Action by Burrows. Hall & Co. against Edward A. Hannegan. The defendant demurred to the first and second counts of the declaration, setting forth the place of making, indorsement, and payment, and the demurrer was overruled. See next following case, No. 2.206.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT. This action is brought by the plaintiffs as endorsees of the defendant. A jury was sworn and the facts admitted are, that the notes assigned by the defendant to the plaintiffs were given by Tillinghast and Gardner, for goods sold at Cincinnati; the notes were dated there, and Hannegan was to endorse them. The makers of the notes lived at Newport, Indiana. Notes being first drawn, payable at a bank in Indiana, but being objected to, they were drawn payable generally as they now appear. After the goods were forwarded, the notes were sent to Washington City, where they were…
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