Legal Opinion

Swenson v. Stoltz

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1904No. 5025PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Belt, J., entered May 1, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action upon an oral guaranty of a promissory note.

1Opinion of the Court

Hadley, J. —

This action is based upon an alleged oral guaranty of a promissory note. The note contained a promise to pay to the order of George A. Stoltz, for value received, the sum of $1,500, and was executed by Charles T. Uhlman and Halcyon Uhlman. The complaint alleges, in effect, that, as payment to plaintiffs of $1,500, for value received, by George A. Stolz, and in consideration thereof, the said Stoltz transferred and delivered said note to the plaintiffs, and orally guaranteed to them that the note was perfectly good, as good as gold, and would be paid by said makers when it became…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bruce v. . BurrNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  2. State ex rel. Bussell v. BridgesWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Cardell v. . McNielNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
  4. Kiernan v. KratzOregon Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Holm v. JamiesonIllinois Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Randono v. TurkNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Unterharnscheidt v. Missouri State Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  3. Simpson v. First Nat. BankOregon Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Wood v. Canfield Paper Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Leffek v. LuedemanMontana Supreme Court · 1933

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