Smith v. Brooks

Jackson, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought on the following indorsement:

“ For value received, I hereby transfer, assign and indorse the within lien and mortgage to R. P. Brooks, with full power to enforce the same. Witness my hand and seal this twentieth day of Februaryj 1878. H. N. Smith, Landlord.

“ In presence of W. H. Head, N. P.”

*357The above indorsement was on the back of the following paper:

“$- “Forsyth, Ga., February—, 1878.

“ On or before the first day of October next I promise to pay H. N. Smith, landlord, or order, one thousand pounds of lint cotton, said cotton to class middling, for…