Highland Investment Co. v. Kansas City Computing Scales Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — lion. Joseph A. Guthrie, Judge. (1) Tke petition alleged that the interest was paid in advance to March 29, 1913, and alleged and therefore admitted that a true copy of the note was attached to the petition. The attached copy had memoranda written on the face and also on the back of it, that on January 19th, the interest was paid in advance to March 29, 1913, and the note extended to that time.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — lion. Joseph A. Guthrie, Judge. (1) Tke petition alleged that the interest was paid in advance to March 29, 1913, and alleged and therefore admitted that a true copy of the note was attached to the petition. The attached copy had memoranda written on the face and also on the back of it, that on January 19th, the interest was paid in advance to March 29, 1913, and the note extended to that time. There being no allegation in the petition or reply that this was done by mistake or without authority — and no denial in the reply of the allegations of the answer…
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, C.
This suit is on a promissory- note made payable to the order of the maker, the Kansas City Computing Scales Company, and negotiated to the G-ates City National Bank, which transferred it to the plaintiff. The defendants, other than the maker, are accommodation indorsers, whose names appear on the back of the note. The note, with all indorsements, is as follows:
Form No. 3 Plaintiff’s Ex. ‘A’
Bal. $8000.00
This note is secured by
$8,000.00 Kansas City, Mo., September 30, 1912.
Ninety days after date we promise to pay to ourselves -or order Eight Thousand- 100-Dollars at Gate City National…
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