American National Bank v. Northcutt
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Rountree, J., at March Term, 1915, of ANSON. Civil action, tried upon these issues; 1. Is the plaintiff the owner and holder in due course of the notes described in the complaint? Answer: “Yes.” 2, What amount, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover of the defendants? Answer: “$2,000, with interest on $1,000 from 1 October, 1914, and interest on $1,000 from 1 November, 1914. When the ease came on for' trial, the plaintiff moved to strike out…
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Appeal by defendants from Rountree, J., at March Term, 1915, of ANSON. Civil action, tried upon these issues; 1. Is the plaintiff the owner and holder in due course of the notes described in the complaint? Answer: “Yes.” 2, What amount, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover of the defendants? Answer: “$2,000, with interest on $1,000 from 1 October, 1914, and interest on $1,000 from 1 November, 1914. When the ease came on for' trial, the plaintiff moved to strike out the “further defense” set up by defendants in the answer. The motion was allowed. Defendants excepted and appealed.…
1Opinion of the CourtBkowN, J.
This action is brought to recover on two promissory notes of $1,000 each, payable to tbe Southern Savings Bank of Wadesboro, N. C., and indorsed by that bank to plaintiff. Tbe execution and in-dorsement of tbe notes by defendants are admitted.
There are no exceptions to tbe evidence or to tbe charge; therefore, tbe findings of tbe jury stand unchallenged. These entitle tbe plaintiff tbe judgment, unless tbe defendants have pleaded a Valid set-off or counterclaim in their answer, which has been disregarded by tbe court.
This case is very similar to that of the American National Bank v. Hill,…
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