Werthman v. Blatt

Assuming, as established, for the jury so found, that the plaintiff is only an assignee of the note in suit, no evidence *584was presented by defendant to defeat his claim and a verdict should have been directed in his favor. The court below misinterpreted the dissolution agreement between the partners who are the payees of the note of which the defendant is the maker and the plaintiff the owner. By the terms of that agreement the note in suit was transferred to plaintiff’s assignor, Benjamin Werthman. The other partner, Stepensky, lost all interest in it and had no authority to receive payment…