Van Santvoord v. Smith
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Pipestone county by plaintiffs, as receivers of the Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Company, to recover $225 and interest on an alleged guaranty of payment of certain promissory notes. The case was tried before P. E. Brown, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of defendants. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed.
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Action in the district court for Pipestone county by plaintiffs, as receivers of the Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Company, to recover $225 and interest on an alleged guaranty of payment of certain promissory notes. The case was tried before P. E. Brown, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of defendants. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed. Defendants attempt to establish the validity of the oral contract by stating that Andrus was the general agent of the company, but whether he was a general or special agent is a conclusion of law to…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order denying a new trial after verdict for defendants. The action is one to recover upon an alleged guaranty of the payment of certain promissory notes taken by defendants on the sale of machinery, as agents of the Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Company, a corporation, of which plaintiffs are receivers. The facts are as follows: During the year 1892, the Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Company was, and since has continued to be, a corporation, en*318gaged in the manufacture and sale of farm machinery, having its place of business and principal office…
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- Indianapolis Rolling Mill v. St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Markey v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Tice v. RussellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Palmer v. RoathMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Badger Lumber Co. v. Ballentine, Foster & Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1893
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