Haas v. Sackett
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Hicks, J., presiding, overruling their demurrer to the separate answer of Benjamin H. Billings and others, the indorsers of the note described in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The defendants were sued as indorsers of a promissory note, which it was alleged they indorsed and sold to plaintiffs. The defendants answered that, wishing to raise money on the note by getting it discounted, they wrote their names on the back of it, and then applied to the plaintiffs to discount it; that, at plaintiffs’ request, they left the note with them for a day, for the sole purpose of affording them an opportunity to ascertain the solvency of the makers; that defendants subsequently demanded a return of the note, which plaintiffs wrongfully refused; that thereupon they brought an…
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