Crisson v. Williamson

Judge Owsley

delivered the opinion of the court.

On the 30th of July, 1814, Williamson, at Lexington, drew a bill of exchange requiring Messrs. Neil and Hurly, merchants at Philadelphia, to pay John W. Hunt, sixty days after sight, twenty-five hundred dollars.

The bill was afterwards, by Hunt, assigned to James and David M’Coun, and by them assigned to John W. Tilford, and by him assigned to Crisson.

Upon-the bill being presented to Neil and Hurly, it was accepted by them, but payment being refused, it was regularly protested for non-payment; whereupon this suit was *455brought in the circuit court…