Kempner v. Comer, Fairris & Dial

Collard, Judge.—

T. L. Fairris, one of the firm of Comer, Fairris & Dial, before maturity, signed his wife’s (C. A. Fairris’) name on the back of her three promissory notes payable to her order and delivered, them so endorsed to his firm to be by them hypothecated for credit,. *199Mrs. Fairris knowing nothing oí the transaction or the intended use of her notes. The firm deposited the notes with appellants as collateral, who advanced money and gave credit to Comer, Fairris & Dial in the belief that the notes were regularly endorsed by the payee, though they did not know the payee or that she was…