Frazier v. Dick

The defendants are sued as the endorsers of four promissory notes, drawn by Christmas & Norfleet, for $26,000, two of them payable in March, 1841, and the other two in March, 1842. There was judgment against them for $8000, with interest, being for the balance owing on the two first mentioned notes, and in their favor for the two last; it not appearing that they were presented for payment at maturity, protested, and notice given according to law. From this judgment, the defendants have appealed.

The defence rests on an exception, that the plaintiffs have no right to sue on the notes, their…