Legal Opinion

Wiggins v. Rector's ex'r

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 15, 1824PublishedCited by 1 opinion

ERROR from St. Louis Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtM’Girk, C. J.

This was an action of debt, brought by Wiggins against the testator, on a bond given to one Snider.

The plaintiff, to entitle him to recover, set out in his declaration that Snider assigned and endorsed said bond to him.

One plea is, that Rector paid said bond to Snider, before he had notice of said assignment ; this is found against the defendant.

Another plea is, that said Snider never assigned said bond to Wiggins; this is found for the plaintiff.

On the trial of the cause, the plaintiff proved that the endorsement in blanli;, on the hack of said bond, was Snider’s hand writing, but the blank…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jones v. FalesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1808

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Taylor v. LarkinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1848

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