Kessler v. Valerio

The only assignment of error that presents any substantial question in this case is whether the court erred in charging the jury that the burden of proof was upon the defendant to prove that the note was an accommodation note and hence without consideration.

Sections 24 and 28 of the Negotiable Instruments Law (General Statutes, §§ 4382, 4386) provide as follows: Section 24: “Every negotiable instrument is deemed prima facie to have been issued for a valuable consideration, and every person whose signature appears thereon, to have become a party thereto for value.” Section 28: “Absence or…