Ricketts v. Scothorn
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error, from the district court of Lancaster county. Tried below before Holmes, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case.
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Error, from the district court of Lancaster county. Tried below before Holmes, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. A promissory note which is not given for a valuable consideration, as distinguished from a good consideration, cannot be enforced. {Stenberg v. State; 48 Neb. 299; Kiriepatríele v. Taylor, 43 111. 207; Blanchard v. Williamson, 70 111. 647; Pratt v. Trustees, 93 111. 475; Williams v. Forbes, 28 N. E. Rep. [111.] 463; Richardson v. Richardson, 36 N. E. Rep. [111.] 608; Fink v. Finle, 18 Johns. [N. Y.] 145; Hadley v. Reed, 58 Hun [N. Y.] 608.; Hill v. Buck-minster, 22…
1Opinion of the Court
■SurmiVAN, J.
In the district court of Lancaster county the plaintiff Katie Scothorn recovered judgment against the defend*54ant Andrew D. Ricketts, as executor of the last will and testament of John C. Ricketts, deceased. The action was based upon a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:
“May the first, 1891. I promise to pay to Katie Scothorn on demand, $2,000, to be at 6 per cent per annum. J. 0. Ricketts.”
In the petition the plaintiff alleges that the consideration for the execution of the note 'was that she should surrender her employment as bookkeeper for Mayer Bros, and cease to…
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