Legal Opinion

State Savings Bank v. Shaffer

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1879PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error, to the district court of Richardson county. Tried below before "Weaver, J. The facts of the case appear in the opinion. cited 2 Parsons Notes and Bills, 570, 571. Kountz v. Kennedy, 68 Penn.

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Error, to the district court of Richardson county. Tried below before "Weaver, J. The facts of the case appear in the opinion. cited 2 Parsons Notes and Bills, 570, 571. Kountz v. Kennedy, 68 Penn. State, 187. Merrick v. Dowry, 4 Ohio State, 61, and authorities cited in brief of attorney for defendant, on page 63. Kevin v. De Grand, 15 Mass., 436. Brown v. Straw, 6 Neb., 536. Horst v. Wagner, 43 Iowa, 373. McRaven v. Orisler, 53 Miss., 542. Hervey v. Harvey, 15 Maine, 357. Duker v. Eranz, 7 Bush, 273. Jessup v. Dennison, 2 Disney, 150. Wheat v. Arnold, 36 Geo., 479. It is difficult to see how…

1Opinion of the Court

Maxwell, Ch. J.

The defendants are the makers of a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:

“$217.36. Falls City, Neb., Sept. 5, 1877.
“Ninety days after date, we, or either of us, promise to pay C. L. Keim or order two hundred and seventeen -ai100 dollars for value received, negotiable and payable without defalcation or discount, and interest from maturity until paid at the rate of twelve per cent per annum, and ten per cent attorney’s fee if collected by suit. Payable at the Ealls City Bank, Ealls City, Nebraska.
“Francis Shaeeer.
“Elias S. Myers.”

The note was delivered to Keim, who…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Matteson v. EllsworthWisconsin Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Brown v. StrawNebraska Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Erickson v. First National BankNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Savage v. SavageOregon Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Walton Plow Co. v. CampbellNebraska Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Hurlbut v. HallNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Keller v. State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1920

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