Davis v. Barron
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for La Crosse County. Action on promissory notes. Tbe complaint alleges tbat on, &c., tbe defendant Barron executed several promissory notes, wbicb are particularly described, payable to tbe order of tbe plaintiff at tbe Exchange Bank in La Crosse; tbat tbe defendants Cramer and Shepard indorsed tbe notes before delivery; tbat after sucb indorsement tbe same were, severally, for value, delivered to tbe plaintiff; tbat on tbe day when they…
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for La Crosse County. Action on promissory notes. Tbe complaint alleges tbat on, &c., tbe defendant Barron executed several promissory notes, wbicb are particularly described, payable to tbe order of tbe plaintiff at tbe Exchange Bank in La Crosse; tbat tbe defendants Cramer and Shepard indorsed tbe notes before delivery; tbat after sucb indorsement tbe same were, severally, for value, delivered to tbe plaintiff; tbat on tbe day when they severally fell due they were duly presented to Barron for payment, but tbat be did not then and has not since paid them or any…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Cole, J.
The question arising upon the demurrer in this case, has already been passed upon by this court, in the case of Cady vs. Shepard, decided at the present term [12 Wis., 639]. In that case we held that persons indorsing a promissory note, under the circumstances in which it is alleged that Cramer and Shepard indorsed the notes mentioned in the complaint, were liable on the same as indorsers. It is very true that there -• has been very *230great diversity of opinion, among courts as to tbe ground upon wbicb parties indorsing commercial paper, before its delivery to tbe payee,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cady v. ShepardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
3Cited by6 opinions
- Boyd v. BeaudinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Union Bank of Milwaukee v. Commercial Securities Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
- King v. RitchieWisconsin Supreme Court · 1864
- Johnson v. Weed & Gumaer Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Blakeslee v. HewettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
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