Eno v. Crooke

The Farmers’ and Manufacturers’ Bank held two judgments for $1,000 and upwards each — one against the defendant, the other against one Cyrus M. Smith, recovered upon certain promissory notes upon which the defendant was maker, and Smith indorser.

This action was brought upon the judgment recovered by the bank against the defendant; and upon the trial it appeared that the judgment against Smith had been collected by the bank out of the property of Smith; *235and that at his request, the bank had assigned the judgment against the defendant to one Bonesteel; but the written assignment was not…