Farmers & Merchants' Bank v. Young
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson Ovrcuit Cowrt. Action upon a promissory note purporting to be executed by defendant and C. T. Young, his brother. Defendant denies the execution of the note by himself, and avers that his signature thereto is not genuine, but is a forgery. There was a verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
— I. A witness for plaintiff testified upon the trial that he was, at the time the note was taken by plaintiff, one of its officers, and that he saw the defendant sign the note on the day it bears date. Upon cross-examination he stated that the amount of the note was loaned to C. T. Young, who, before *46that time, had applied for the loan and was refused. In the re-examination he was asked to state the reason for the refusal to loan to C. T. Young before the note in question was presented. The record proceeds to state that the “ plaintiff proposed at the same time to follow this…
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