Legal Opinion
Smith v. Lagerstrom
California Supreme Court
Decided March 10, 1950No. L. A. 21207PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.
The appeal from a judgment upon a directed verdict in favor of Dale Smith, the payee of a promissory note, presents for decision only the question as to the admissibility of certain excluded evidence offered by the makers of the instrument.
Admittedly, when the note was delivered, it was in the following form:
“$6,000.00 January 3, 1947 __after date we promise to pay to the order of Allen Dale Smith Six Thousand no/100 Dollars at___ Value received with interest at the rate of_ per annum.
/s/ Russ Lagerstrom
/s/ Marjorie Lagerstrom”
Smith testified that when he received the note he filled in the…
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