Hubbard v. Freiberger
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Sanilac; Beach, J. Assumpsit by Frank W. Hubbard, John Ryan, and Harry A. Simpson, copartners as Frank W. Hubbard & Co., against Paul Freiberger and Jacob Meredith, on a promissory note. From a judgment for plaintiffs on verdict directed by the court, defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is an action based on a promissory note for $15 given by defendant Paul Freiberger to another. The plaintiffs recovered a verdict by direction of the court. Judgment was entered upon this verdict, and defendants bring error.
The pleading on the part of the defendants was the general issue. On the trial the defendants offered to show that the sole consideration for this note was an engagement or contract given out by the payee, Oscar Auton, which, after reciting that, unless cash was remitted for coupon books, the goods would be held until the notes were paid, proceeded as follows:
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