Fisher Machine Works Co. v. Leavenworth National Bank
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth district court; James EL Gillpatrick, judge. STATEMENT. This action was commenced in the district court of Leavenworth county September 5, 1905, by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, upon a promissory note..
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Error from Leavenworth district court; James EL Gillpatrick, judge. STATEMENT. This action was commenced in the district court of Leavenworth county September 5, 1905, by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, upon a promissory note.. The petition was in ordinary form, the note being attached as an exhibit, which reads: “$500. Leavenworth, Kan., April 19, 1905. “For value received, ninety days after date, we promise to pay to the order of the M. Ryan estate only, five hundred and no-100 dollars at our office, Leavenworth, Kan. (Signed.) Fisher Machine Works Co. “Due July 18.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Graves, J.:
When this case was presented to the district court each party insisted that the burden of proof was upon the other, and each claimed judgment upon the pleadings. The court decided that the plaintiff was entitled to judgment as prayed for, and awarded it accordingly. This presents the only question in the case.
We have concluded that the court was correct. The note was made payable to “the M. Ryan estate only.” It was indorsed by the administratrix of that estate in blank and delivered to the plaintiff, who actually produced it in court upon…
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