Royer v. Keystone National Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1875, No. 198. This was assumpsit by the Keystone National Bank, the holder of a promissory note, against Alfred J. Royer and others, makers of the note; the note was drawn to the order of one Yost and by him endorsed. Judgment was entered below for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. The opinion of the court gives the substance of the affidavit.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This action was against the makers of a promissory note. Judgment was taken for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. The affidavit avers that the original note was put in the hands of one Young, for the purpose of getting it discounted, for the mutual benefit of the makers and of the endorser; but instead of getting^ it discounted, he passed it over to the defendant in error, as security for an antecedent debt due by him to the bank, and that neither the makers nor the endorser ever received any consideration for the note; that when that note became due, the note now in controversy ' *249was…
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