Legal Opinion

Page v. Ford

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1913PublishedCited by 45 opinions

From Multnomah: Calvin U. Gantenbein, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice McBride. This is an action brought by the appellant, C. H. Page, to recover the amount due on a promissory note executed by respondents, F. F. "Williams, Floy W. Williams, A. H. Ford and M. E. Ford, to the Oregon-Idaho Company, a corporation, and by it transferred to appellant.

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From Multnomah: Calvin U. Gantenbein, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice McBride. This is an action brought by the appellant, C. H. Page, to recover the amount due on a promissory note executed by respondents, F. F. "Williams, Floy W. Williams, A. H. Ford and M. E. Ford, to the Oregon-Idaho Company, a corporation, and by it transferred to appellant. The note was executed August 15, 1910, by respondents, and by the terms thereof they promised to pay to the order of the Oregon-Idaho Company the sum of $15,000 on or before six months thereafter, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent' per…

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Mr. Chief Justice McBride.

There are four questions arising on this appeal, namely: (1) Is one who holds a note given for a balance due on the purchase price of real and personal property secured by a mortgage on such property restricted to the remedy of foreclosing the mortgage and a sale of such mortgaged property? (2) Did the aforesaid alternative indorsement render the note non*455negotiable? (3) Did the provision in the mortgage that the mortgagors should pay taxes assessed against the note or mortgage render the note non-negotiable? (4) Did the fact that at the time the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. LonganSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Chicago Railway Equipment Co. v. Merchants' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Thorp v. MindemanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Falk v. MoebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  5. Noell v. GainesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Downs v. HortonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
  2. Cont'nal Natl. Bk. of Ft. Worth v. ConnerTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Ross Realty Co. v. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  4. Barnaby v. BoardmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  5. Baker v. GardnerArizona Supreme Court · 1989

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