Moor v. Folsom
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was commenced in the District Court for Hamsey County, and was tried before the Court without a jury. The Court found as follows: That on the 15th September, 1857, the defendant, Simeon P. Folsom, by the name of S. P. Folsom, at St. Paul, in said Hamsey County, made his certain promissory note in writing, dated on that day, whereby he promised to pay to the order of C. T. Whitney the sum of $1060, sixty days after the date thereof, without grace, for value…
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This action was commenced in the District Court for Hamsey County, and was tried before the Court without a jury. The Court found as follows: That on the 15th September, 1857, the defendant, Simeon P. Folsom, by the name of S. P. Folsom, at St. Paul, in said Hamsey County, made his certain promissory note in writing, dated on that day, whereby he promised to pay to the order of C. T. Whitney the sum of $1060, sixty days after the date thereof, without grace, for value received, with interest after maturity at the rate of five per cent, per month until paid, payable at Bidwell’s Exchange Bank;…
1Opinion of the Court
*343 JBy the Oourt.
GileillaN, Cb. J.
After a promissory note became due, the maker and holder agreed, that if the former would procure defendant to endorse it, the latter would extend the time of payment about ten months.
The defendant, at the request of the maker that he would endorse a note for him, but without any knowledge of said agreement, wrote his name on the back of the note, at the same time writing over his signature the date of his signing. In consequence thereof, and relying thereon, the holder extended the time of payment about ten months, whether by oral or written agreement, does…
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