Wyss v. Grunert
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Green county: B. F. DüNWLddie, Circuit Judge. Action for damages for deceit.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Green county: B. F. DüNWLddie, Circuit Judge. Action for damages for deceit. It is claimed in the complaint, in substance, that February 20, 1896, the Citizens’ Bank of Monroe, Wisconsin, being the owner of a $2,000 note payable to its order, signed by plaintiff as accommodation maker with and for defendants Speich and Marty, received payment thereof from defendant Grunert and delivered the paper to him accordingly; that thereafter defendant Grmiert caused such paper to be placed in the First National Bank of Monroe for collection and plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
Did Grunert pay the note to the Citizens’ National Bank ? An affixmative answer to that will conclude Oh'unert on this appeal. A negative answer will require a reversal as to all the defendants.
It appears that Speieh and Marty operated several cheese factories during the time covered by the transaction stated in the findings, and that Grunert handled their products and was largely their financial agent. The Citizens’ Bank, desiring payment of the Wyss note, Durst, the cashier of the bank, suggested to Grunert to take it up because of his business relations with- Speieh and Marty. That…
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