Murphy v. Estate of Skinner
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. B. BeldeN, Judge. The plaintiff, Lawrence Murphy, filed in the county court of Milwaukee county a verified petition setting forth that on the 14th day of March, 1906, one Lloyd Skinner made, executed, and delivered to plaintiff a promissory note for $5,650 with interest at eight per cent., due May 24, 1906, which note was signed by Lloyd Skinner, payable to his own order, and indorsed by Lloyd Skinner and…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. B. BeldeN, Judge. The plaintiff, Lawrence Murphy, filed in the county court of Milwaukee county a verified petition setting forth that on the 14th day of March, 1906, one Lloyd Skinner made, executed, and delivered to plaintiff a promissory note for $5,650 with interest at eight per cent., due May 24, 1906, which note was signed by Lloyd Skinner, payable to his own order, and indorsed by Lloyd Skinner and J. W. Skinner. Plaintiff asserts that he received the note from Lloyd Skinner for a valuable consideration at or about…
1Opinion of the CourtBaeNes, J.
1. The note in suit fell due May 24, 1906, and was protested for nonpayment on that day. Mr. TInghes, the notary who protested the note, testified that he had no recollection of Mr. Skinner’s calling on him in reference thereto. The plaintiff promptly placed the note in the hands of his attorney, Mr. Kaumheimer, for collection, and Kaum-heimer wrote Skinner demanding payment on May 28th. No written reply was received, but Kaumheimer was requested by telephone to call on Skinner in reference to the matter. He did so and was advised by Skinner that he would not pay the note. Kaumheimer did not…
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