Hess v. Gower

Opinion by Cunningham, J.,

Plaintiff, the payee of a sealed negotiable promissory note in the amount of $567, brought an action of assumpsit against defendant, an indorser thereon. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff’s motions for judgment n. o. v. or a new trial were dismissed by the court below, and he now appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict.

The promissory note in suit was dated February 24, 1930, payable nine months thereafter to the order of E. B. Hess at the First National Bank of Bath, Pa. It was signed by Mabel Stewart and Samuel Kohler, as makers.…