Porter v. Hardy
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Wells County; Glaspell, J. • Action by Frank J. Porter and others, doing business under the firm name of Porter, Melick & Co., against L. M. Hardy and others. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
Plaintiffs, for cause of action, allege that on May 5, 1893, the defendants executed and delivered their promissory note, dated on that day, wherein, for value received, they promised to pay one E. Cooper, or order, $700, on October 1, 1894, $700 on Oceober 1, 1895, and $600 on October 1, 1896, with interest at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum until paid, payable annually; and 'that plaintiff is indorsee in due course of said note; and that the same has not been paid. The defendants, who are ten in number, answer jointly. Broadly stated, their defense is that they did not execute the note…
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