Farmers State Bank v. Rueschhoff

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff sued to recover on a “myself” negotiable promissory note given to the Associated Mill and Elevator Company for stock therein. The defense was that there was no consideration for the note and that the signature thereto had been procured by fraud. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount of the note, and the defendant appeals.

*785The plaintiff, in its reply to the defendant’s answer, set out a copy of a contract entered into between the plaintiff and the Associated Mill and Elevator Company, as follows:

“Wh…