McKenzie v. Lewis

SMITH, Chief Justice.

On July 30, 1930, Greenwood and Lewis, attorneys, delivered their promissory note, for $1,500, to their client, A. H. Paillet, together with two notes, both for $875, executed by. W. H. Kuhn and secured by a second lien upon certain land belonging to Kuhn. The latter two notes, which had been transferred to Greenwood and Lewis by the payee, were indorsed in blank by them and assigned to Paillet, as collateral security for the $1,500 note.

Subsequently, in November, 1934, Paillet died, and in July, 1935, W. E. McKenzie qualified as administrator of his estate. In the course…