Stoner v. Shultz
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered December 13, 1911, in favor of the plaintiff, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury .rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action upon a promissory note.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff commenced this action seeking recovery from the defendant upon a nonnegotiable promissory note, executed in part payment of the purchase price of shares of capital stock of the Standard Motor Car Company, a corporation, of Spokane. The execution of the note, together with two others representing the purchase price of the stock, was admitted by the defendant; but he pleaded: as an affirmative defense, in substance, that, under his contract with the plaintiff for the purchase of the stock in part payment of which the note sued upon was given, the plaintiff had failed to do certain…
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