E. R. Beyer Lumber Co. v. Brooks

The issues in this case revolve around the status of the defendant when he signed the promissory note of October 17, 1960. Since the transaction was entered into prior to passage of the Uniform Commercial Code, “the rights, duties and interests flowing from them remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated or enforced as required or permitted by any statute amended or repealed by chapter 158, laws of 1963, as though such repeal or amendment had not occurred.” Sec. 401.110 (1) (a), Stats.

Wisconsin cases interpreting the applicable statutes 1 have held that an…