Blum v. Truelsen

Plaintiff brought action on a promissory note in the amount of $1,150, dated March 15, 1931, made payable six months after date to the German-Ameriean State Bank of Chaleo, Nebraska, and signed by Clarence W. Truelsen, defendant, and his father, Henry T. Truelsen. After 20 hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict against Clarence W. Truelsen only for $874, on which verdict the trial judge entered judgment and dismissed the action as to the father, Henry T. Truelsen.

The pleadings in this case are very voluminous, the plaintiff having filed an original petition and four amended…