Charleston Hill National Mines, Inc. v. Clough

OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, J.:

Respondent sued appellant in the court below on two promissory notes executed to her as payee, one dated September 23, 1957, in the sum of $43,548.36, and the other dated May 22, 1958, in the sum of $2,750.

Each note was signed:

“Charleston Hill National Mines, Inc. “By: Mary L. Clough, President

“By: Leon R. Grantz, Vice President

“Attest: John F. Link, Secretary.”

*184In its amended answer, Charleston Hill sets up as an affirmative defense that there was no consideration therefor and that the notes “were not to the best interests of the defendant corporation and are…