THIS was an action against the indorsor of a promissory note; in which the only defence attempted on the trial, was the want of notice, that the note had not been paid by the drawer, when it became due. Lewis, for the plaintiff, would not admit, that in Pennsylvania, the strict doctrine of notice applied to the case of promissory notes as in England; where notes are put by statute upon the same footing with bills of exchange, and must, therefore, in that respect, as well...
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