Goodhue Farmers' Warehouse Co. v. Davis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Goodhue county to recover $5,169.-64 and interest on a bond executed by defendant John O. Davis, as principal, and by defendants Francis Davis and Lewis Johnson, as sureties. The case was tried before Williston, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $5,703.48. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants severally appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
The plaintiff was a co-operative association organized under the laws of this state, and by its articles of incorporation authorized to conduct the business of receiving, storing, selling, and forwarding all kinds of grain and flax. The defendant John O. Davis was the general manager, secretary, and a director of this corporation, and defendants Francis Davis and Lewis Johnson were the sureties upon the bond which he was required to give, the conditions of which were that the principal
“Should faithfully and to the best of his ability perform the duties of general manager of said plaintiff, to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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