Scandinavian American Bank v. Johnston
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Neal, J., entered January 29, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action on a promissory note.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by Scandinavian American Bank against E. W. Johnston, on a promissory note. From a judgment against it, the plaintiff has appealed.
The controlling assignment is that the trial judge erred in refusing to withdraw the case from the jury, and enter judgment in appellant’s favor. The following facts appear from undisputed evidence: Some time in January, 1909, the respondent, E. W. Johnston, subscribed for $5,000 par value of the capital stock of the Electric Transportation Company, a corporation organized to operate a line of sightseeing automobiles on the streets of Seattle and motor…
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