Ham v. Merritt

Opinion op the Court by.Chiep Justice Hobson—

Reversing.

On November 21,1910, Mrs. Eva Mlerritt executed her note for three hundred ($300) dollars to The Southern Hospital Association, payable January 20, 1911. The association assigned the note, before maturity, to Asa Brunson and he sold it to E. C. Ham, who brought this suit against Mrs. Merritt to recover upon it. She filed an answer in which she pleaded, in effect that the note was obtained from her by fraud, but Ham pleaded he was a holder in due course and without notice, which was denied by her. On a final submission of the case Ham’s…