Hallock v. Young
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit, upon three promissory notes. Trial by jury and verdict for tlie defendants. Transferred from the April term, 1903, of the superior court by Stone, J. The notes were for $500 each, dated September 29,’ 1898, payable to H. J. Goss or bearer in one, two, and three years from date, respectively, and signed by the defendants (eight in number), whose promise was joint and several. The sum of $500 was indorsed upon them, and they were indorsed in blank by Goss.
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Assumpsit, upon three promissory notes. Trial by jury and verdict for tlie defendants. Transferred from the April term, 1903, of the superior court by Stone, J. The notes were for $500 each, dated September 29,’ 1898, payable to H. J. Goss or bearer in one, two, and three years from date, respectively, and signed by the defendants (eight in number), whose promise was joint and several. The sum of $500 was indorsed upon them, and they were indorsed in blank by Goss. The plaintiff testified that he purchased them of Goss in November, 1898, and gave for them a “ thoroughbred Cleveland ” imported…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The defence made to the notes was that they were invalid because of Goss’ fraud in obtaining them; and the verdict .shows that the fraud was proved. There being this infirmity in the notes originally, the plaintiff, to entitle himself to a verdict, must prove that he was a bona fide holder of them for value, and obtained them before maturity in tlie regular course of business, without knowledge of the infirmity or of facts that would reasonably put him upon inquiry concerning the same. Clark v. Pease, 41 N. H. 414, 428; Garland v. Lane, 46 N. H. 245; Perkins v. Prout, 47 N. H. 387; Savage v.…
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