Elmquist v. Markoe
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Kerr, J., presiding, refusing a new trial after a verdict of $2,643.57 directed for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Mitchell, J.1
The note in suit, with others, was given for the purchase-money of land sold and conveyed by the payee, Benson, to the defendant William F. Markoe, and was secured by mortgage back on the land. William Markoe signed his name upon the back of the note before delivery, for the purpose of giving credit to the maker, William F. Markoe, and for his accommodation; and hence, according to the repeated decisions of this court, the defendants were joint *306makers. Conceding,'for the purposes of this case, that the note was non-negotiable, and consequently that plaintiff took it subject to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sheridan v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Hays v. . HathornNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Benson v. MarkoeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Vanstrum v. LiljengrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
3Cited by10 opinions
- Illinois Central Ry. v. HicklinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- McGuigan v. AllenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Anderson v. ReardonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Rosemond v. GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Seybold v. Grand Forks National BankNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896
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