Bank of Valley v. Mattson

The Bank of Valley, plaintiff below and appellee in this court, sued Wilmer H. Mattson, defendant-appellant, on a promissory note issued to it by Matt-son. Mattson counterclaimed, praying, inter alia, that his note be reformed such that it be between the bank and its former president, Peter Heintzelman. Mattson appeals from the order of the trial court which, at the close of defendant’s evidence, directed a verdict against him on the bank’s petition and dismissed his counterclaim. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Mattson’s single assignment of error is that the trial court improvidently…