Carpenter v. Greenop
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Mecosta. (Palmer, J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
Plaintiff purchased in good faith, but *667after maturity, a note of John Greenop & Co., payable to the order of Eobert A. Lavery, and indorsed by Lavery. Lavery was a member of the firm of John Greenop & Co., and made the note, with Greenop’s consent, for money lent by Lavery to the firm. The note was dated January 21, 1883, payable in six months. It was transferred to plaintiff in 1884 while the firm was still in business, and about a year before it ceased doing business. There was no evidence of the state of accounts, or that Lavery was in any way a debtor to the firm when the transfer was…
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