West v. Wheeler

Yolney Reynolds, a justice of the peace,, gave judgment in the plaintiffs’ favor against the defendant on a promissory note and the circuit court affirmed the judgment on certiorari and the defendant brought error.

*506The case was in substance this: The plaintiffs held what purported to be a promissory note made by the defendant and payable to their order and they caused it to be left with the justice for collection under their indorsement made in these terms: “Pay Volney Reynolds, J. P., or order, for collection and the justice began the suit before himself on ' the note. The plaintiffs by a…