Stair v. McNulty
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by copartners doing business as Stair, Christensen & Timerman to recover $5,000 upon á promissory note. The answer denied that the note was executed for a valuable consideration and alleged that prior to the commencement of the action plaintiffs for a valuable consideration discharged and released all demands which they claimed to have against defendant on account of any matter whatever, including the note in action.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county by copartners doing business as Stair, Christensen & Timerman to recover $5,000 upon á promissory note. The answer denied that the note was executed for a valuable consideration and alleged that prior to the commencement of the action plaintiffs for a valuable consideration discharged and released all demands which they claimed to have against defendant on account of any matter whatever, including the note in action. The case was tried before Waite, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiffs for the amount demanded. From…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action on a promissory note made by the defendant to Charles A. Christiansen, one of the plaintiffs, and by him indorsed in blank. There *137was a trial to the court without a jury and findings and judgment for the plaintiffs. The defendant appeals from the judgment.
The court found that at the date of the execution of the note the Independent Elevator Company, a South Dakota corporation, was indebted to the plaintiffs in excess of $70,000; that the plaintiffs insisted that the account be reduced as a condition to the continuance of business relations; that the defendant was the vice…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Clift v. . MosesNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Fox v. Barrett's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Harrah v. Wharton ex rel. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- In re Hess' EstateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Edwards v. LatimerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Grissom v. SternbergerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
- Mitchell v. MortenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Caldwell Milling & Elevator Co. v. L. L. May Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918