Lewis v. Hoover

Judge Robertson

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an action of detinue, by Hoover vs. Lewis, for a promisory note, for $500 in commonwealth’s paper.

It appears from the testimony embodied in a bill of exceptions, that Hoover held a note on Lewis, for $500, payable in notes of the bank of the commonwealth ; that Lewis had proposed to execute another note for $525, in the same kind of paper, in lieu of the $500 note, with certain gentlemen as'his securities, which Hoover agreed to accept, whenever it should be delivered to him with all the signatures; that Levyis signed the note for…