Legal Opinion

Bank of Commerce v. PAINE, WEBBER, J. & C.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 7, 1968No. 295PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, J.

The principal issue, as presented by the parties, is whether the maker of a negotiable instrument, a bank check, is foreclosed or estopped from asserting a defense against a holder not in due course when the maker has, prior thereto, obtained a judgment against the payee.

The appellant sets forth other issues: (1) That the trial court assumed the plaintiff is a holder in due course when admittedly the facts as to that issue are in dispute; (2) that the sole affidavit in support of the motion was made by one not in a position to know the facts; and (3) that plaintiff did not allege an…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Friederichsen v. RenardSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  2. National Transportation Co., Inc. v. ToquetSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
  3. Rowell v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Severson v. Milwaukee Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Crook v. First National Bank of BarabooWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Olympia Hotels Corp. v. Johnson Wax Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. Hardscrabble Ski Area, Inc. v. First National Bank of Rice LakeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Wiebke v. Richardson & Sons, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Shetney v. ShetneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Head & Seemann, Inc. v. GreggCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1981

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