National Bank v. Palmer
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 182, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Aug. T., 1912, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of The National Bank of Coatesville v. W. B. Palmer. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before' Butler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court gave binding instructions for plaintiff. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,023.65. Defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head,. J.,
The plaintiff sues to recover the amount due on a promissory note made by the defendant. It alleges in its statement that it became the indorsee of this note in the usual course of business before its maturity and for full value paid.
The defendant, not denying or contesting any of these averments of fact, sets up that the delivery of the note by him to the payee, for whom it was discounted, was induced by false and fraudulent representations of the *84payee, so that he obtained no value for the note. In this situation the defendant contends it became the duty of the plaintiff…
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