State National Bank v. Weed
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Smith M. Weed, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5tli day of July, 1898, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of June, 1898, denying his motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
This judgment must be reversed for an error in the admission of evidence. The action was originally brought against the maker and indorser of a promissory note for $2,000, dated November 26,1894. One Reed was the maker and Weed the indorser. The action was *603severed and continued against Weed as the sole defendant. A verdict for the plaintiff was rendered at Trial Term. The defendant appeals from the judgment entered thereon and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
The defense is that Weed indorsed the note for the accommodation of the maker, and to enable Heed, by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- National Ulster County Bank v. MaddenNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Hicks v. British America Assurance Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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