C. B. Ensign & Co. v. Forrest

This is ah action by the indorsee against the maker of two promissory notes payable to the order of Partin Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. There was evidence that the plaintiff received the notes before their maturity without notice of any infirmity, paid value for them, and was a holder in due course. The defendant testified that the notes were in his possession when an agent of the Partin Manufacturing Company called on him and asked to see them; that the notes were signed by the defendant; that during his absence the agent took the notes; that after the agent had departed the…