Stebbins v. Lardner
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court, Lawrence county. Hon. Charles M. Thomas, Judge. Action upon a promissory note, executed by the defendants Lardner & Moore to Ismon & Ayers, and endorsed by them and by the defendants Ayers and Wardman. Trial to a jury. At the close of the testimony the court directed a verdict for plaintiffs and against Lardner, Moore, Ayers and Ward-man, and judgment was thereupon entered. These defendants appeal to this court.
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Appeal from the circuit court, Lawrence county. Hon. Charles M. Thomas, Judge. Action upon a promissory note, executed by the defendants Lardner & Moore to Ismon & Ayers, and endorsed by them and by the defendants Ayers and Wardman. Trial to a jury. At the close of the testimony the court directed a verdict for plaintiffs and against Lardner, Moore, Ayers and Ward-man, and judgment was thereupon entered. These defendants appeal to this court. The facts so far as material are fully stated in the opinion. The instrument in suit being non-negotiable, no presumptions of ownership can be indulged…
1Opinion of the CourtCorson, J.
This is an action upon a promissory note executed by the defendants Lardner & Moore to Ismon & Ayres, and endorsed by them and by Ayers & Wardman. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of the testimony of both parties the court directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiffs against Lardner, Moore, Ayers and Wardman, and, the jury having so found, a judgment was rendered thereon against them for $2,662.57, the action on the trial having been dismissed as to the firm of Ismon & Ayers. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled, and from the judgment and order an appeal has…
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