Hart v. Stevens

JONES, Circuit Judge.

The sole question in this case is whether the appellee, a married woman, was an accommodation endorser, and therefore not liable under applicable local law, for an indebtedness evidenced by the note whereon the appellant brought suit in the court below.

The appellee made her promissory note to the order of herself which she endorsed and delivered to the Union National Bank, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for value received. The note was not paid at maturity although demand was duly made. Thereafter, it came into the possession of the appellant receiver as an asset of the bank.

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