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Clarke v. M'Elroy

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 15, 1827

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1827-01-15

Clarke brought an action against M'Elroy, before a justice of the peace of Dallas county, on a note for §30, payable to G. Ponsonby, or bearer, dated 15th January, 1825, payable 1st of January next. The case being taken by appeal to the Circuit Court, verdict and judgement there were for the defendant, on the pleas of payment and set off.

Decided 1827-01-15

JUDGE SAFFOLD

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2If the note offered as a set off, had been payable to any other person, and assigned to the defendant, a different question from the present would have been presented ; but being made payable to the defendant, it cannot be *148presumed that after being sued, he bad obtained it for the purpose of using it as a set off; and though pat able to defendant, or bearer, it does not appear that it has ever been transferred, and it was in defendant’s posses on, when be offered it as a set off. Hogg and Ponsonby were jointly and severally bound by the note, and as. the several debt of each, it was a good set off against either. Let the judgement be affirmed.

See Pitcher and R. against Patrick’s adm’rs, Minor’s Ala. Rep. 321;.Judge Gayle not sitting.
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