Miners Bank v. Ingham

Reese, P. J.,

— This is a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The plaintiff bank brought suit on a promissory note for $400, made by Mulford Morris on February 9, 1929, payable three months after date, and endorsed by the defendant. The statement of claim contains the usual averments that the bank became the owner of the note for value before maturity; that the note was duly presented for payment at maturity and payment refused, and that notice of the protest was given to the defendant.

Defendant’s affidavit of defense admits that the bank is a corporation and that…