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2 Miles 362

Jackson v. Polack

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County · decided 1840-01-11

THIS was an action brought by William Jackson against J. H. Polack, trading under the firm of J. H. Polack & Co., td December term, 1839, No. 193. Jan. 4,1840. Rule on defendant to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence.

Relies on Walker v. Geisse

Decided 1840-01-11

Per Curiam.—

¶1The affidavit of defence discloses that there was a failure of the consideration of the note as between the maker and the payee, and that the endorsee took it from the latter as a collateral security for an antecedent debt due to him from the payee. It was in no manner to be in satisfaction of the original debt till -paid. The endorsee does not then stand, in legal con*365templation, as a bona fide holder, for a valuable consideration, so as to be freed from the equities between the maker and the payee. See 4 Whart. 258.

¶2Rule discharged.

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