Hardin v. Titus

OCHILTREE, Justice.

—This suit was brought for the recovery of a note, dated: “Hernando, Miss., Nov. 11, 1839.—On or before the first day of January, 1842, I promise to pay John L. Brown, seven hundred dollars, in the currency of this country, for value received of him. (Signed) John Hardin.”

This note was assigned to the plaintiff by indorsement, in June, 1841.

The petition contains the usual allegations in a suit instituted by the indorsee of a promissory note against the maker, without any special averment respecting the currency in which the note purports to be made payable; and concludes…