Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. v. George J. Meyer Malt & Grain Corp.

The original complaint, at a time when the Meyer Corporation was the sole defendant, alleged the making and delivery of a promissory note by one Gilbert F. Forsyth to the defendant Meyer Corporation, its indorsement and delivery to the Forsyth Feed and Grain Company, and the latter’s indorsement and delivery, before maturity, to the plaintiff.

The defendant Meyer Corporation made answer to the complaint. It alleged that the above-named Gilbert F. Forsyth was, prior to the giving of the note, indebted to the Meyer Corporation, and that the latter indorsed the note in question for the…