Crutchfield v. Easton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Writ of Error to Randolph Circuit Court. Before the Hon. S. Chapman. The defendant in error, sued the plaintiff, ori a ntite executed by him to one Crook, and indorsed to the defendant id error.
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Writ of Error to Randolph Circuit Court. Before the Hon. S. Chapman. The defendant in error, sued the plaintiff, ori a ntite executed by him to one Crook, and indorsed to the defendant id error. On the trial, a bill of exceptions was taken, which shows that the note had been torn into three pieces, but the pieces had been laid together, and pasted to another piece of paper, about the size of the note, and the indorsement made on the back of this piece of paper, from Crook the payee, to the defendant in error. The plaintiff in error objected to the note, and the indorsement as evidence, but…
1Opinion of the CourtDargan, J.
An indorsement is generally made, by writing the name of him, in whom is vested the legal title to the note, or bill, on the back thereof; but an indorsement on the face of the bill, has been held good; and indorsements made on a piece of paper, attached to the bill, called an allonge, are frequent, and will pass the legal title to the indorsee. See Chitty on Bills, 226; 16 East, 12; Yarborough v. The Bank of England. If the note was torn into three pieces, and was pasted to the piece on which the indorsement was made, it did not thereby lose its negotiable qualities, and could be indorsed by…
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