Legal Opinion

Crump v. Berdan

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 27, 1893PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to Manistee. (Judkins, J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiffs bring error. The facts, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.

Plaintiffs brought suit on two promissory notes, amounting at the time of the trial to $112.50. The plaintiffs introduced the notes, and rested their case. The defendant then offered testimony tending to show that the notes were given without consideration, and were obtained by a fraud perpetrated by the payee, one S. S. Saunders. The plaintiffs, in rebuttal, gave testimony tending to show that the notes were purchased by them for value, before maturity, in good faith, and without any knowledge on their part of any fraud in the procuring of the notes,, or of any failure of consideration. The…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Railroad Co. v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Hope v. BarkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Russell & Co. v. KlinkMichigan Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Merrill v. HurleySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Hollinshead v. John Stuart & Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Leach v. UrschelSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
  4. Security Trust & Savings Bank of Charles City v. GleichmannSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  5. Citizens' Savings Bank of Columbus v. LandisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913

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