Legal Opinion

Lennig v. Tobey

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 27, 1851Published

Error to the District Court of Philadelphia. The facts of the case fully appear in the opinion of the court below, which was delivered on the 23d of September, 1848, by

1Opinion of the CourtStroud, J.

— This was an action of assumpsit on a promissory note for $727,08, dated January 22, 1846, made by Thomas Mercer, Son & Co., payable four months after date, to the order of the defendants, by whom it was endorsed, and delivered to the plaintiff. The parties resided in this city, and the note was made here. One of the pleas was, that the defendants had not due notice of the nonpayment of the note.

On the trial, the plaintiff having read the promissory note, called Francis J. Troubat, Esq., notary public, who testified as follows: “On the 25th of May, 1846, at the request of the Mechanics’…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ontario Bank v. PetrieNew York Supreme Court · 1830
  2. Reedy v. SeixasNew York Supreme Court · 1801

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