Uptown Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Collins

The plaintiff was the holder of a note issued in behalf of Tyre Lodge #70, a Masonic organization. It appears to be a printed form provided by the plaintiff with blank spaces filled by ink handwriting. It was signed at the lower right “Tyre Lodge #70 by Howard Collins, W. M., President, Hilton Stewart, Sec’y> Attest (embossed seal).” At the lower left appeared the signatures of Howard Collins, W. M. and Hilton Stewart, Secretary, also four other names, in all but one case there was added the word “Trustee.” Above this column of names there was typed or printed the word “individually.”

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