First National Bank v. Michigan City Bank
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks County; Fisk, J. Action by the First National Bank of Corunna, Mich., against the Michigan City Bank. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
The First National Bank of Corunna, Mich., sues the Michigan City Bank to recover the amount due upon certain promissory notes which it alleges it purchased from said bank in *609due course of business, and for value. It is conceded that the notes were forgeries as to the makers. Plaintiff states its cause of action in three counts, — the first upon a purchase; -second, upon defendant’s indorsement of the notes; and, third, upon a separate written guaranty of payment. The answer of defendant denies that it sold, indorsed, or guarantied the payment of said notes. A jury was waived, and the case…
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