Birket v. Elward
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Reno district court; M..P. Simpson, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
John H. Elward and William A. R. Elward, on September 25,1894, executed to George T. Gilliam a negotiable note due in five years, and William A. R. Elward executed as security for the note a mortgage on real estate in Reno county. On June 24, 1901, John Charles Birket sued the Elwards on the note and mortgage, claiming to have acquired them by indorsement and under such circumstances as to make him an innocent purchaser. The defendants answered with a general denial which put in issue the question whether plaintiff was a bona fide holder, and…
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