Brown v. Jones

The material facts as they appear in the special finding, but stated in a condensed form, are these: On the 11th day of February, 1884, the appellees were bankers, doing business at Attica, Indiana, under the name of the Citizens’ Bank. On that day the appellant endorsed to them a bill of exchange drawn by him on F. W. Pullen & Co., Chicago, Illinois. The acceptance of the bill was in these words: “Accepted and payable at 1363 Kinzie street.” By a series of endorsements, the bill reached the Fijst National Bank of Chicago for collection. On the 15th day of March, 1884, that bank placed the…