Andrews v. Astor Bank

The plaintiff seeks to charge the defendant, as acceptor of a bill of exchange, a copy of which and of the acceptance thereof, is set out in the complaint. The complaint alleges, that the plaintiff, who is the payee, of the bill, is the holder and owner of it; that no part of it has been paid, but that the whole amount of it is justly due to the plaintiff from the defendant; and prays judgment against the defendant for the amount of it, with interest from its maturity, besides costs.

The Code provides, that in an action upon an instrument for the payment of money only, it shall be sufficient…