Galbraith v. Clark
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Pour actions in the municipal court of Ortonville by the receiver of the Farmers Elevator Company of Barry to recover $25 upon a promissory note. The substance of the answers is given in the second paragraph of the opinion.
Read the full summary
Pour actions in the municipal court of Ortonville by the receiver of the Farmers Elevator Company of Barry to recover $25 upon a promissory note. The substance of the answers is given in the second paragraph of the opinion. The cases were tried together before Flaherty, J., who at the close of the testimony denied the motions of defendants for a directed verdict in favor of each defendant, and the motion of plaintiff for a directed verdict in his favor, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendant in each action. From an order denying Ms motion for judgments notwithstanding the…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
These four actions were tried together in the court below. The jury returned verdicts for the defendants. Plaintiff moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial in each case. The motion was denied and plaintiff appeals.
Each action was brought by plaintiff, as receiver of the Farmers Elevator Company, of Barry, a corporation, to recover of defendant therein the sum of $25 and interest on a promissory note executed by the defendant to the elevator company. The answers were the same in each ease. Each alleged that the defendant, at the time the note was executed, was a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Westman v. KrumweideSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Albert Lea College v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- S. F. Bowser & Co. v. FountainSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
3Cited by4 opinions
- Markville State Bank v. SteinbringSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- McDonald Bros. v. KoltesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Healy-Owen-Hartzell Co. v. Montevideo Farmers & Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- First National Bank v. Pacific Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924