Pryor v. Storke
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Henry L. Storke, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 15th day of April, 1898, upon the verdict of "a jury, and also from an order bearing date the 11th day of April, 1898, and entered in said clerk’s office, denying the defendant’s motion for' a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, J.:
This action is against the defendant as the maker of a promissory note. The complaint alleges, and the answer expressly admits, the making of the note and its indorsement by the payee, one Beardsley. The complaint further alleges, and the answer admits by not denying, that the note so indorsed “ came for value before maturity lawfully into the possession of the plaintiff.” The answer then *365avers that the note was made by the defendant for the accommodation of the payee, who was to “ pay the same at maturity as tho plaintiff well knows.” This was no defense. What the plaintiff, well…
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