Littlefield v. Hodge

Campbell J.:

The complainant, being the holder of a negotiable promissory note given by S. F. Hodge, the defendant, secured by mortgage, filed his bill to foreclose. The note was originally given to one Cowles, and it was set up in defense that Hodge had, prior to the maturity of the note, been garnisheed upon a claim against Cowles, and suffered judgment for a portion of the amount of the note. It appears very clearly that Littlefield was a bona fide assignee of the note before it became due, and the evidence in no way tends to impeach his good faith.

We think the decree below was rightly…