Williams v. Hippie
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 223, Oct. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1899, No. 179, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Morris Williams *v. William P. Hippie. Assumpsit on a promissory note.
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Appeal, No. 223, Oct. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1899, No. 179, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Morris Williams *v. William P. Hippie. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Johnson, P. J. From the record it appeared that the suit was brought on a promissory note dated December 9, 1898, for 1816.46. Allowing for certain payments, the balance claimed was $562.26. The defendant offered the following note as a set-off: “ 500.00 Glen Mills, PA., Sept. 24,1898. “ On January 20, 1899, after date, we promise to pay to the order of John J. Williams…
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Opinion by
William W. Porter, J.,
There are two questions raised by this appeal. First, whether on the face of the promissory note offered in evidence by the defendant as a set-off, Morris Williams, the plaintiff, is personally liable; second, whether, in the absence of proof that the defendant is an innocent holder for value before maturity, the plaintiff had the right to show that the note admitted in evidence, was signed by Morris Williams on behalf of the Thorn-bury Stone Quarrying and Crushing Company as its treasurer, and not as a personal obligation, and that the defendant took it as…
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