Beeman v. Lovett

Jul 1, 1873
No. 3,844
Reporters:
By the Court:

Mrs. Cameron, the payee of the ‍​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍note sued upon, gave no value for it; her assignee, the plaintiff here, holds it ‍​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍for her, and for the mere purpose of instituting this action.

The Court below erred upon ‍​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍the facts found in holding that McCarthy had authority from the defendant to deliver the ‍​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍note to the assignee of the plaintiff in satisfaction of the note of 1867, or ‍​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍for any other purpose.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded.