Iowa County Bank v. Graber

The following opinion was filed January 12, 1926:

Doerfler, J.

For many years prior to 1923 A. T. Graber was engaged as a sole trader in the cattle business, and no claim is herein made that the defendant was during such time interested in his business. The defendant was a man of large means, being the owner of 1,300 acres of land, and his financial condition was such, as testified to by the cashier *282of the bank, that the bank would loan him $15,000 or $20,000 upon his own unsecured note. A. T. Graber’s signature to the $15,000 note was of little value as security, but made manifest the purpose…