Brick v. Campbell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

This action was brought upon two promissory' notes made by the defendant to the plaintiff, one dated Decern- ‘ *283ber 29th, 1879, for $3500, payable three years after date; tha other dated December 29th, 1881, for $3000, payable two-years after date.

The defence interposed was that the plaintiff, by her written contract of December 15th, 1882, had agreed with the defendant to hold and not part with said notes, and not to-ask, demand or sue for the same or any part thereof so long as the defendant should remain the assignee of the…