Offshore Crewboats, Inc. v. Harredge

GULOTTA, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment on a promissory note. We affirm.

Defendant contends that the trial judge erred in finding the plaintiff was a holder in due course, and as such, entitled to judgment on the note.

The note sued on was executed on July 1, 1971 by Lawrence Harredge, made payable to the order of “Bearer” in the sum of $19,800, payable 90 days after date with 8 percent interest from date of maturity. The defendant had been asked by some friends who were officers in the “33 corporation” to execute the note so that it could be used as part of a deposit on the purchase…