Burrows v. Hannegan
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana
[At law. Action by Burrows, Hall & Co. against Edward A. Hannegan. Defendant demurred to the first ^and second counts of the declaration, and the demurrer was overruled.]
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT. This action is brought by the plaintiffs as indorsees of a certain promissory note, against the defendant, as indorser. The first and third counts in the declaration, state that the note was made and indorsed, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and payable there, and the law of Ohio is set forth, which places such notes under the lex mereatoria. To these counts the defendant demurs, and the question is presented whether the law of Ohio, or the law of Indiana, shall govern the contract. The law of Indiana requires a prosecution to insolvency against the maker of the note, before…
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