Johnson County Savings Bank v. Weiby
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Otter Tail county to recover $330.-99 on a promissory note. The answer, after setting out the facts of the transaction with the Equitable Manufacturing Co., alleged that it presented a written contract prepared by it for defendant’s signature, and that relying upon the representations of that company, defendant consented to sign that contract and wrote his name to the contract, believing he had signed for the purpose of handling its goods;…
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Action in the district court for Otter Tail county to recover $330.-99 on a promissory note. The answer, after setting out the facts of the transaction with the Equitable Manufacturing Co., alleged that it presented a written contract prepared by it for defendant’s signature, and that relying upon the representations of that company, defendant consented to sign that contract and wrote his name to the contract, believing he had signed for the purpose of handling its goods; that if a note payable to that company bore the signature of defendant, the same was obtained by fraudulently and without…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This is an action to recover on a promissory note made by defendant to the Equitable Manufacturing Co. and indorsed and delivered before maturity to plaintiff. The defense was that the note was procured by fraudulent representations, trick and artifice on the part of the agent of the Manufacturing Co.' The case was tried to a jury, and a verdict for defendant rendered. Plaintiff appeals from an order denying its motion in the alternative for judgment •or for a new trial.
On the trial plaintiff put in evidence the noté and a contract for the purchase of jewelry, both signed by defendant, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Farris v. KoplauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- O'Gara, King & Co. v. HansingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Yellow Medicine County Bank v. WigerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Cedar Rapids National Bank v. MottleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Johnson County Savings Bank v. HallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Wismo Company v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932