Swartz v. Redfield
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Allen District Court. Ti-ie action below was by Swartz as plaintiff, on a promissory note and indorsements. The note is as follows: $987. Humboldt, Kas., June 8, 1871. One day after date I promise to pay to the order of Red-field &, Co. nine hundred and eighty-seven dollars, with interest thereon at 12 per cent, per annum, value received in labor and material furnished in building the Landreth Hotel. J. L. Landreth.
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Error from Allen District Court. Ti-ie action below was by Swartz as plaintiff, on a promissory note and indorsements. The note is as follows: $987. Humboldt, Kas., June 8, 1871. One day after date I promise to pay to the order of Red-field &, Co. nine hundred and eighty-seven dollars, with interest thereon at 12 per cent, per annum, value received in labor and material furnished in building the Landreth Hotel. J. L. Landreth. “Redfield & Co.” was a firm composed of J. C. Redfield, W. A. Redfield, and E. F. Wright. On the 10th of June 1871, said note was indorsed as follows: “Pay to the order…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Breweb, J.:
The material facts of this case are as follows: On the 8th of June 1871 J. L. Landreth executed his note due in one day after date to Eedfield & Co. Thereafter Eedfield & Co. indorsed to E. F. Wright, one of the partners in the firm of Eedfield & Co., and on July 10th 1872 Wright indorsed it to the plaintiff. At the time of the indorsement to plaintiff, and for months prior, Eedfield & Co. were prosecuting their claim on said note against the maker. This action (or their said claim,) was terminated adversely to them on the 18th of November…
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