Hughes Bros. Mfg. Co. v. Cicero Trust & Savings Bank

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant in error, hereafter called plaintiff, brought suit as' holder- of a trade acceptance in the form of a promissory note dated at Dallas, Tex., December 9, 1925, payable 60 days after date, to the order of Four C Company, of Cicero, "HI., for $3,750, and signed and indorsed, “Accepted” by plaintiff in error, hereafter called defendant. At the close of the evidence both sides moved for a directed verdict. The motion of plaintiff was granted, and that of defendant was overruled. Error is assigned to this action of the court.

In defense of the claim defendant set up…