Mackintosh v. Gibbs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, Chancellor.

This action was brought against the indorsers of a promissory note, made in the State of California and payable there, and indorsed for value before maturity to the plaintiff’s testatrix in the State of New Jersey. The facts are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the Supreme Court. We concur with that court in the view that the question of the liability of the defendants upon the note de*579pends upon the effect that the law attributes to their act, and that such effect is to be determined by the law of the State of Hew Jersey,…