Bottineau County Bank v. Stafford

Tbis is an appeal from a judgment for $1,736.65 upon a promissory note. Tbe case was tried in tbe district court of Bottineau county before a jury and a verdict returned in favor of tbe •defendant. Subsequently tbe plaintiff moved for a judgment non ob-stante wbieb motion was granted. Tbe facts are as follows: Tbe defendants gave to tbe plaintiffs tbeir note for $1,230, dated November 9, 1918 and due October 1, 1919, wbieb they secured by giving a real estate mortgage. Soon after giving tbe note tbe defendants sold tbe land to one Lagerquist wbo assumed and agreed to pay tbe mortgage…