Robertson v. Budzier

Palmer Brothers, payees, for value and before maturity, transferred by indorsement, qualified' by the words “without recourse,” to plaintiffs, private bankers, what purported to be the negotiable promissory note of defendant, Budzier. Sued on the note in justice’s court, defendant on oath denied execution, adding also to such denial:

“And if his signature appears on any note held by. Palmer Bros., or the plaintiff herein, it was procured by trickery, fraud and misrepresentations.”

At the trial in the circuit court, testimony for defendant was to the effect that the note was a forgery, or, if…