Westfall v. Farwell
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Dane County. This was a joint action against the makers of a promissory note, and Lawrence, Farwell and Fairchild, who were indor-sers successively in the order in which their names are tioned. The plaintiff recovered judgment against the makers and Lawrence the first indorser, but Farwell and Fair-child had a verdict in their favor, under the rulings of the court on the trial, upon the question of notice.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Dane County. This was a joint action against the makers of a promissory note, and Lawrence, Farwell and Fairchild, who were indor-sers successively in the order in which their names are tioned. The plaintiff recovered judgment against the makers and Lawrence the first indorser, but Farwell and Fair-child had a verdict in their favor, under the rulings of the court on the trial, upon the question of notice. Those rulings are sufficiently stated in the opinion of-this court. argued that the notice deposited in the post office at Madison for Farwell was good, if he…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Paine, J.
This is an action in which the defendants in error were sued as indorsers of a promissory note, together with the makers. The plaintiff recovered *506judgment against the makers, but the indorsers were discharged under the rulings of the court on the trial upon the question 0f notice.
The due presentment of the note at the bank in the city of Madison, where it was payable, and its dishonor, were shown by the certificate of the notary; also that he deposited a notice to the defendant Far-well, as indorser, in the post office at Madison, in a letter addressed to him at that…
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