Sturgis v. Baker
Oregon Supreme Court
From Umatilla : William R. Ellis, Judge. Action by Lina H. Sturgis against William Baker. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bean
delivered.the opinion.
This is an action on a promissory note, and comes here on appeal from a judgment of involuntary nonsuit. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is the owner and holder of the note, and that it has not been paid. The answer denies the allegations of ownership and nonpayment, and affirmatively alleges that defendant paid the note in full on December 13,1894, to plaintiff’s intestate, S. P. Sturgis, who then claimed to have it in his possession. The admissions in the pleadings and the evidence introduced by the plaintiff tend to show that on December 8,1893, the defendant…
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