Robertson v. Allen
Robertson v. Allen
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This suit was instituted in July, 1868, in the Circuit Court of Davidson, by Allen, Administrator of Greenfield, against the plaintiff in error, and others. The action was brought upon a promissory note made by "W. hi. Bilbo’s wife, payable to said ~W. hi. Bilbo, and by him endorsed to Robertson, and by him endorsed and delivered to the intestate of Allen. Verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of Mrs. Bilbo, in her own right, and as executrix de son tort, of her husband, and against Robertson at January Term, 1869, for
The Court charged the jury that, though a note given by a wife to her husband is of itself void, yet if the husband endorse it over, it is valid as between him and subsequent endorsers and endorsees. There is no error in this. Each endorser is bound to his endorsee, and guarantees the genuinenes and validity of the note, even if it be invalid as between the original parties.
The Court further charged, that, if Bilbo put securities in the hands of the holder, and further time was given for the payment of the note, that fact would discharge Robertson from liability; that in the absence of an express agreement for an extention of time, if the securities were payable at a date subsequent to the maturity of the note, the law would imply an agreement to wait until the securities become due, and Robertson would, in that case, be discharged.
There is certainly no error against plaintiff in error in this. He is treated as, or assumed to be a surety,
Reference
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- A. B. Robertson v. Geo. A. Allen, Administrator
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