Wallace v. Hallowell
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants, Morris L. Hallowell, Jr. and Samuel P. Snider, from a judgment of the District Court of Hennepin County, Seagrave Smith, J., entered August 7, 1893, against them for $17,844.75. On July 31, 1891, the defendants were merchants doing business at Minneapolis under the firm name of M. L. Hallowell Jr. & Co. and were indebted to various parties on notes falling due in a few days thereafter.
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Appeal by defendants, Morris L. Hallowell, Jr. and Samuel P. Snider, from a judgment of the District Court of Hennepin County, Seagrave Smith, J., entered August 7, 1893, against them for $17,844.75. On July 31, 1891, the defendants were merchants doing business at Minneapolis under the firm name of M. L. Hallowell Jr. & Co. and were indebted to various parties on notes falling due in a few days thereafter. The plaintiffs, Edwin Wallace and Ebenezer G-. Wallace, were partners in business at Rochester, N. H. under the firm name of E. G-. & E. Wallace. On that day Snider was in Boston, Mass,…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This case grows out of an exchange of notes between plaintiffs and defendants. The plaintiffs were the owners of certain notes executed by W. E. Schmertz & Oo., and of certain other notes executed by Lee & Ferguson, amounting in the aggregate to over $24,000. These notes were exchanged with defendants for notes executed by defendants to plaintiffs of the same amount. This action is upon the notes thus executed by defendants.
The defendants set up, by way of counterclaim, damages occasioned by the alleged false and fraudulent representations of the plaintiffs, intended to induce, and which did…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Smith v. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Morse v. HutchinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Reynolds v. FranklinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Redding v. GodwinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Marsh v. WebberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
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