Saul v. Brand

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Kino, J.

The defendant is appellant from a judgment rendered against him as endorser upon a promissory note, which was protested at maturity for non-payment.

The only evidence of the notice of dishonor is the certificate of the notary who protested the note, in which it is stated, that the defendant was notified by a written letter, “delivered to the defendant’s bar-keeper, he not being in.”

It is well settled that, when a party to a bill, entitled to notice of its dishonor, resides in the place where the protest is made, the notice must be either…