Baker Finance Co. v. Hines

Baker Finance Co., Inc., sued Enoch H. Hines on what it terms 251 “sales finance accounts” purchased from Hines, alleging that Hines had “personally endorsed and guaranteed the payment upon each” of these 251 sales finance accounts. The plaintiff obtained a default judgment against the defendant Hines for the balances due on all of these “accounts”.

Many of the instruments sued upon are improperly drawn and executed and fail to meet the requirements and standards for *980negotiable instruments. Some others are negotiable instruments made payable to Capital Sewing Center, Inc., and the endorsements…