Plitt v. Grim

Plitt, a money lender, sued Grim as the indorser of a negotiable promissory note after he had been unable to collect anything on a judgment against the makers for $2,207. The trial judge, sitting without a jury, found that no notice of dishonor had been given Grim and entered judgment in his favor.

In 1957 Grim, who operated a bookkeeping and tax service agency, was acting as bookkeeper and fiscal adviser to Leroy Walton and Mary Taylor, who conducted the Wal-Tay Nursing Home. The landlord and the finance company were dunning it, and the Health Department was insisting on repairs and…