Douglass v. Brown
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Custer County; J. W. Lawter, Judge. Action by I. F. Douglass against Omer Brown. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
WATTS, C.
The case is this: I. F. Douglass sued Omer Brown on a certain promissory note for the sum of $900, executed by the latter to Robert Burgess & Son. Plaintiff took the note after maturity, but claimed that he was a bona, fide purchaser thereof from a purchaser for value without notice before maturity, and that consequently he was the holder of the note for a valuable consideration in due course. Defendant denied these allegations, and sought to defend against the note on the ground that it was without consideration because given to Robert Burgess & Son, the original payees,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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