Grange Trust Co. v. Brown
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 202, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., Sept. T., 1910, No. 2, on verdict for plaintiff in case of The Grange Trust Company v. Harry Brown. Assumpsit upon a promissory note. Before Woods, P. J. The note was as follows: “ $602. Huntingdon, Pa., Dec. 16, 1909. “ Four (4) months after date I promise to Pay to the order of Henry Kahn, Agent, at the First National Bank of Huntingdon, Pa.
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Appeal, No. 202, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., Sept. T., 1910, No. 2, on verdict for plaintiff in case of The Grange Trust Company v. Harry Brown. Assumpsit upon a promissory note. Before Woods, P. J. The note was as follows: “ $602. Huntingdon, Pa., Dec. 16, 1909. “ Four (4) months after date I promise to Pay to the order of Henry Kahn, Agent, at the First National Bank of Huntingdon, Pa. Six hundred and two...................00/ooo Dollars, without defalcation for value received. No. 1656, Due Apr. 18 — 10. Harry Brown. Endorsed: Henry Kahn, Agt.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This action of assumpsit was brought by the Grange Trust Company to recover from the defendant, Harry Brown, the amount of a promissory note, dated December 16, 1909, payable to the order of Henry Kahn, agent, four months after date, for the sum of $602. The note was signed by Harry Brown, defendant, and indorsed, Henry Kahn, agt.; Charles B. White, agt. The plaintiff claimed to be the holder and owner of the note in due *280course, for value, having purchased it before maturity. The plea was non assumpsit.
At the trial the plaintiff proved by the affidavit of defense that…
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