Maxson v. Llewelyn
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and from an order denying a new trial. J. W. McKinley, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court'.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
Plaintiff appeals from the judgment and from the order denying him a new trial. He brought his action against the defendant Llewelyn as maker, and defendant George Larrabee as indorser, to recover upon a negotiable instrument in the form of a check.
Larrabee was a special or soliciting agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hew York, of which corporation Maxson was the manager for Southern California. The check was given by Llewelyn in payment of the first year’s premium upon a life insurance policy to be issued by the company to him. By its terms the check was made payable upon a day…
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