Thompson v. Curry
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Lincoln County. Action by Lawson Thompson against B. B. Curry, D. E. Wilkinson, Granville Curry, S. S. Johnson, and John W. Mc-Colgin. Judgment for plaintiff against Wilkinson only, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, President :
The note sued on in this action, when delivered to the payee, showed on its face the names of B. B. Curry and D. E. Wilkinson as makers, and on the reverse side the names of *772Granville Curry and S. S. Johnson and none others. It bears date January 1, 1912, and reads: “Twelve months after date we promise to pay to the order of John W. McColgin, without off-set, one thousand dollars, payable at the Lincoln National Bank of Hamlin, W. Va.” - As thus executed, McColgin, before maturity and without recourse, endorsed and delivered it to Lawson Thompson, who, without presenting it…
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