Burnes v. Scott
Supreme Court of the United States
• ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE western DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. This was an action at law upon a promissory note. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
This' was an action at law brought by Milton Courtright against James N. Burnes, the plaintiff in error, upon the note of the latter made at Chicago, and dated October 10, 1872, whereby he promised to pay, thirty days after date, to the .order of F. H. Winston, $7333, at the Cook County National Bank, in Chicago. Courtright by indorsement and transfer became the owner and holder of the note.
The defendant pleaded four pleas. The first of • these was a' general denial of the averments of the petition.
The second plea ivas in substance as follows: That when the note was made, the plaintiff…
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