Price v. Hunt

This action was founded on a negotiable promissory note executed by the defendant and made payable to one W. H. Mitchell, and was for the payment of $160, twelve months after date .and dated the 4th day of February, 1870, and assigned to plaintiff before maturity.

The defendant, as a defense to the action, charged that at the time of the execution of the note, said W. H. Mitchell, one T. C. Kendrick and plaintiff were partners, engaged in the selling of a patent right seed sower; that said note, although executed and delivered to said Mitchell, was in fact *259the property of said partnership ;…