Hatcher & Co. v. First National Bank of Mechanicsburg
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in Superior Court. Discovery. Interrogatories. Notice. Corporations. Witness. Before Judge Harris; City Court of Macon. June Term, 1887. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The defendant in error was an incorporated bank of Pennsylvania, and brought action against Hatcher & Company upon a negotiable instrument, payable to and indorsed by the Taylor Manufacturing Company. Hatcher & Company made a defence that perhaps would have been good against the payees of the note, but not good against the plaintiffs in the action, unless they could be. affected *540with notice of the defence. For the purpose of proving such notice, Hatcher & Company took the evidence of the cashier of the bank; and when the case was called for trial, their counsel made a…
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