Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co. v. Gilruth
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action against W. O. Gilruth, O. M. Anderson, John McKenzie, the Lincoln County State Bank and the First National Bank of Lake Benton, in the district court for Lincoln county to recover $497.70 for the conversion of two promissory notes indorsed by the payees, Anderson & Swenson, to" the plaintiff. In their separate answer defendants McKenzie and the First National Bank of Lake Benton alleged a sale of the- notes to that bank by the payees.
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Action against W. O. Gilruth, O. M. Anderson, John McKenzie, the Lincoln County State Bank and the First National Bank of Lake Benton, in the district court for Lincoln county to recover $497.70 for the conversion of two promissory notes indorsed by the payees, Anderson & Swenson, to" the plaintiff. In their separate answer defendants McKenzie and the First National Bank of Lake Benton alleged a sale of the- notes to that bank by the payees. At the time of the trial the words of the original indorsements: “Pay to the order of the Minneapolis T. M. Co.” had been crossed out with red ink. ' The…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Anderson & Swenson who were appellant’s agents for the sale of machinery in íincolh county, became indebted to appellant, and indorsed and delivered to appellant two certain promissory notes, one for $300 and the other for $150, which were executed by certain farmers in that locality to Anderson & Swenson. At the time of the delivery of the notes to appellant’s "agent,-they were indorsed as follows :
“Pay to the order of the Minneapolis T.'M. Company.
Anderson & Swenson,
by C, M, Anderson.”
After the notes had been so indorsed and delivered, Mr. Hickey, appellant’s agent, gave them to Anderson…
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