Marshall v. Sonneman

Citations

• 216 Pa. 65
• 64 A. 874
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 562

Syllabus

<p>Promissory notes — Protest—Notice.</p> <p>In order that an indorser of a promissory note may be made liable for its payment after the note has been dishonored, notice of the nonpayment must come from the holder himself, or some one who was a party, and the notice must assert that the holder intends to stand on his legal right, and to resort to the indorser for payment. Mere knowledge of the nonpayment on the part of the indorser is not sufficient to charge him with liability.</p> <p>A notice of protest signed by a notary public, and personally delivered by him to the indorser is not sufficient to charge the latter, where it appears that the notice was addressed to another person than the indorser, and stated that the holder looked to such person for the payment of the note.</p>