Legal Opinion

Williamson v. Ackerman

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided March 7, 1908No. 15,440PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Error from Sedgwick district court; Thomas C. Wilson, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This suit was brought by the Williamson, Halsell, Frazier Company to recover on three notes, one for $1166.66 and each of the other two for $1166.67, due respectively in one, two and three years after date, signed by Joseph J. Ackerman and his two children, John H. Ackerman and Mary H. Sproat, and to foreclose a mortgage on the home of Joseph J. Ackerman purporting to secure the payment of the notes.

The defense of Joseph J. Ackerman was that the notes and mortgage were signed under duress and therefore were unenforceable, and this…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Galusha v. ShermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Morse v. WoodworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  3. Adams v. . Irving National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  4. Hartford Fire Insurance v. Kirkpatrick, Dunn & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
  5. City National Bank v. KuswormWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Motor Equipment Co. v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1943
  2. Rubenstein v. RubensteinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
  3. Eureka Bank v. BaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1913
  4. Robinson v. Kansas State High School Activities Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
  5. Anderson v. KelleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916

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