Washington Finance Corp. v. Glass
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Main, J., entered August 5, 1912, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action upon a promissory note, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— Defendant Glass solicited the defendants Stokes and wife to join him and his wife as makers of a promissory note for the sum of $15,000. Stokes and wife agreed to do so upon condition that he would secure the signatures of W. A. Ridgway and wife and William Housten and wife. This, Glass agreed to do, and the note was accordingly signed by Stokes and wife. No effort was made, so far as the record shows, to secure the other names. The note was turned over to Ridgway to negotiate for the benefit of Glass.
At the time the note was executed, it was not known where or of whom the money could be…
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