Antognoli & Co. v. Miller

A petition was filed by Clarence L. Miller, in which the, firm of A. M. Antognoli & Company was named as de*622fendant, and in which a promissory note for $188, and a due-bill for $45, both signed in the name of that firm and payable to the plaintiff, were declared upon-. An answer was filed by the defendant partnership, in which it set up two defenses: (1) that payment of the note had been made to H. E. Miller, who was the authorized agent of the plaintiff to collect it; and (2) that the plaintiff was only the nominal holder of the note and due-bill, H. E. Miller being the real owner thereof,…