Legal Opinion

Cline v. Receiver of Commercial Nat. Bank

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 18, 1937No. 6152PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

The many questions which are raised by appellant with one exception must all be decided against him.

We are satisfied that the extension of time of payment of a judgment note upon which judgment may be entered at any time, before or after due, furnishes a valid consideration for an endorsement.1

The taking of the judgment against the original maker of the note is no bar to an action against the endorser on his endorsement of the note, the original maker not having paid any part of the judgment.2

Appellant’s endorsement can not be successfully disputed by parol evidence…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Railroad Co. v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Coal River Collieries v. Eureka Coal & Wood Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1926
  4. Forbes v. Fort Lauderdale Mercantile Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1922
  5. Bank of California v. StarrettWashington Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brice v. HerrmannDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
  2. McLachlen National Bank v. FieldsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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