Legal Opinion

Winner v. Bauman

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1871PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL from tlie Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. TRe plaintiffs appealed from a judgment in favor of the defendant. The case is stated in the opinion. as to the conditions under which and the purposes for which account books may be received in evidence, and their effect when received, cited R. S., chap. 1S7, secs. 88, 89; Schettler v. Jones, 20 Wis., 412, (414); Winne v. Nickerson, 1 id., 1 (7); Nickerson v. Morin, 3 id., 243 (244); Price v. Earl of Torrington, 1 Smith’s…

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APPEAL from tlie Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. TRe plaintiffs appealed from a judgment in favor of the defendant. The case is stated in the opinion. as to the conditions under which and the purposes for which account books may be received in evidence, and their effect when received, cited R. S., chap. 1S7, secs. 88, 89; Schettler v. Jones, 20 Wis., 412, (414); Winne v. Nickerson, 1 id., 1 (7); Nickerson v. Morin, 3 id., 243 (244); Price v. Earl of Torrington, 1 Smith’s L. C. (Am. ed.), 390 (407), and cases there cited, &c. To the point that such books are never received as evidence in…

1Opinion of the CourtLyon, J.

It appears that the parties had a running account, the items of which consisted mainly of goods purchased by the defendant of the plaintiffs, and of payments made on account thereof. The plaintiffs claim that on the 21st of September, 1868, the defendant was indebted to them on such account in the sum of $5,643.30. On that day the defendant executed to the plaintiffs on account thereof his three promissory notes for $1,881.10 each, due in forty-five, sixty, and ninety days respectively. The defendant paid the two notes which first became due, and also two hundred dollars on the one which was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Schettler v. JonesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Hart v. LivingstonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  3. Winne v. NickersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1853

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Harmon v. DeckerOregon Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Hooker v. Village of BrandonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Scalzo v. MarshWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Schwarze v. RoesslerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
  5. T. D. Kellogg Lumber & Manufacturing Co. v. Webster Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909

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