Voorhees v. Fisher
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the district court of the first district, Hon. James A. Miner, judge. The opinion states the facts, except that the appeal was taken upon the judgment roll consisting of the complaint, answer, supplemental answer, ver diet, judgment and bill of exceptions settled January 14, 1893, nunc pro tunc as of December 22, 1892.
1Opinion of the Court
Bartoh, J.:
The plaintiff brought this action to recover $1,000 and interest, due on a promissory note made payable to the order of Will B. Swan, and signed by the defendant. Swan indorsed the note in blank, and the plaintiff claims he thereafter procured it, for a valuable consideration, before maturity. At the trial the defendant objected to the introduction in evidence of the note, unless the plaintiff would supplement it with evidence that he was an innocent holder for value, etc. The court overruled the objection, and, after plaintiff rested, the defendant offered evidence to prove the…
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