Miller v. Stuart

This is an action on a negotiable promissory note for $1,000, dated September 12, 1924, executed by defendant Stuart and payable to his own order six months after date. It was indorsed by defendant and delivered to E. J. Welch and C. A. Quigley, who thereafter and before maturity of the note for value, indorsed and delivered it to the plaintiff. The note was also indorsed at the time of transfer by the Pahvant Coal Company and O. W. Ewing. The defendant Stewart pleaded that the execution of the note was obtained by fraud, and that the note was void in law, because it was part of a transaction…