Ainsworth v. Bowen
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR TO CXRCOTT COURT, DANE COUNTV. This was an action commenced in the circuit court by the defendant in error, upon the following note: “#300. Madison, March 9th, 1857. “ For value received, I promise to pay J. B. Bowen, or order, three hundred dollars, in one year from date, and interest, at the rate of twelve per cent; and as collateral security, I have deposited with said Bowen, school land certificates Nos. 109, 110, 111 and 112 of school lands, in section 10, town 9,…
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ERROR TO CXRCOTT COURT, DANE COUNTV. This was an action commenced in the circuit court by the defendant in error, upon the following note: “#300. Madison, March 9th, 1857. “ For value received, I promise to pay J. B. Bowen, or order, three hundred dollars, in one year from date, and interest, at the rate of twelve per cent; and as collateral security, I have deposited with said Bowen, school land certificates Nos. 109, 110, 111 and 112 of school lands, in section 10, town 9, range 3 west, in Crawford county, Wisconsin. "CALVIN AINSWORTH.” The other facts of the case are sufficiently stated in…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Cole, J.
On the trial of this cause the circuit court was requested, on the part of the plaintiff in error, in effect, to instruct the jury, that if they should find from the evidence, that the plaintiff in error was not interested in Falkner’s purchase, and that Falkner did not purchase the certificates for him, directly, or indirectly; that then the fact that the plaintiff in error had purchased the certificates after the commencement of the suit could not be taken into consideration by them in determining the damages which the plaintiff in error was entitled to recover. Under…
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