Stilwell v. Henry C. Merriam Co.

This action, against Henry C. Merriam Company, a corporation, is to recover a balance of $1,628.10, and an attorney’s fee due on a sixty-day promissory note of $5,000, dated March 26, 1920, payable to the plaintiff, signed “Henry C. Merriam Company by Charles B. Merriam, authorized agent.” The defense was that the note was made without authority to bind Henry C. Merriam Company, and that whatever sums were paid to the plaintiff on account of the note were paid without the knowledge or consent of the corporation. Findings of fact, conclusions and judgment were entered for the defendant, from…