Harris v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by an indorsee against the maker of a promissory note to recover the amount thereof, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Markham, J.; the trial court directed a verdict for the plaintiff for $624, and from the judgment thereon the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtRokaback, J.
The plaintiff’s cause of action is founded upon a negotiable promissory note for $550. The note is in the following form:—
“$550.00 New York, Sept. 23, 1911. '
On Sept. 16, 1912, after date I promise to pay to the order of C. Frank Doebler Five Hundred fifty 00 Dollars at office of Watson & Kristeller, 100 William St. N. Y., with interest at 5% per annum.
Value received.
Wm. D. Johnson.”
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It came to the plaintiff by indorsements about two months before it was due. The consideration for the transfer was $400.
The answer avers that on September 23d, 1911, this note, with a large number of others and…
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