Mitchell County State Bank v. Grennan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This action was brought by the Mitchell County State Bank, upon a trade acceptance executed by W. J. Grennan. The verdict and judgment were in favor of the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

It was contended that the instrument was made and delivered through misrepresentation and fraud of which the plaintiff had actual knowledge, and further that the instrument was not complete when it was delivered. The Consolidated Oil Company undertook to build a filling station at Beloit, and at the instance of C. E. Tennant, its agent, entered into…