E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Garrison

Plaintiff brought this action on a promissory note made by defendant Grandview Inland Fruit Company, a corporation, and endorsed by defendant Arthur M. Garrison. A trial to the court resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against all of the defendants except Loyola Garrison individually. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison, as a marital community, have appealed.

Appellants’ assignments of error raise the question: Did the endorsement create a community liability or only a separate liability of the husband? They contend that the liability was separate for two reasons: (a) The stock of the…