State Bank v. Morrison
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Asotin county, McCroskey, J., entered June 16, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on a promissory note.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover upon a promissory note for the principal sum of $2,770, signed by the defendants W. A. Elliott and A. D. Gritman, and alleged to have been guaranteed in writing by the defendant F. G. Morrison. The defendants Elliott and Gritman defaulted, and a judgment by default was entered against them. F. G. Morrison answered, admitting that he indorsed the note after it had been executed, and alleged, in substance, that the indorsement was for the sole accommodation of the bank, and not for the accommodation of the makers; that the indorsement was…
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