General Finance Co. v. Tower, [1966] N.B. Law News No. 68 (QB)

• Judge: Dickson, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (Canada)
• Case Date: August 30, 1966
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: [1966] N.B. Law News No. 68 (QB)

General Finance v. Tower, [1966] N.B. Law News No. 68 (QB)

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General Finance Company (a body corporate) (plaintiff) v. Alma Tower and Dora Tower (defendants)

(135/65/C; Archives RS48/1965/135)

Indexed As: General Finance Co. v. Tower

New Brunswick Supreme Court

Queen's Bench Division

Dickson, J.

August 30, 1966.

Summary:

Promissory Note Partnership Registration Act - Action on promissory note by holder in due course allowed section 185B of Bills of Exchange Act precludes Defendant from denying existence of payee in its capacity to endorse and that payee did not comply with provisions of the Partnership Registration Act gave no defence to Defendant.

Negotiable Instruments - Topic 7861

Promissory notes - Holders - Rights of a holder - General - See paragraphs 1 to 14.

Counsel:

Charles E. Leger, Q.C., for the plaintiff;

Mark Yeoman, for the defendant.

This case was heard at Westmoreland Circuit, before Dickson, J., of the New Brunswick Supreme Court, Queen's Bench Division, who delivered the following decision on August 30, 1966.