McLaren v. First National Bank of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Milwaukee County. The following- statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that on November 14, 1887, one Ií.
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APPEAL from the Superior Court of Milwaukee County. The following- statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that on November 14, 1887, one Ií. G. Eisk, of Iron Mountain, Mich., made a draft, of which the following is a copy, to wit: “Iron Mountain, Mich., November 14, 1887. At ten days’ sight, pay to the order of G. A. Blesch, cash., five hundred dollars with current rate of exchange (including charges for collection and remittance), for value received, and charge to the account of H. G. FisK. To E. W. Grants Milwaukee, Wis. y ” that said Blesch…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The Grant Carriage Company was a corporation organized under the laws of Wisconsin, having its *262office in Milwaukee and doing business there up to January 28, 1888, and for a long time prior thereto. During that time the company had kept its accounts with the defendant bank, and it was customary for the defendant to charge up the amount of acceptances made by the company on drafts drawn upon it to its account, where no check was given in payment. E. W. Grant owned one half of the stock of the company, and was a director, president, and general manager of the company, and the only party with…
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- Haben v. HarshawWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
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