Cooper v. Hayward
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of William H. Hayward, deceased, to recover $515.80 and interest on a. promissory note executed by defendants to the order of intestate. The case was tried before Baxter, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of defendants. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action on a promissory note. Defense, that the note had been satisfied, and defendants released from further liability. Verdict for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
This is the third appeal in this action. See 67 Minn. 92, 69 N. W. 638, and 71 Minn. 374, 74 N. W. 152. The evidence on the last trial on the part of the defendants tended to show these facts: William *24H. Hayward, a brother of the defendant Samuel L. Hayward, and his father, J. E. Hayward, were partners in the lumber business at the time the note in question was made, under…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cooper v. HaywardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Cooper v. HaywardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896