Morris v. Morton
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district oourt for Saline county. Tried below before Weaver, J. on delivery, cited: JBurson v. Mwrvtington, 21 Mich., 416. Mahon v. Sawyer, 18 Ind., 73. Thomas v. Watkins, 16 Wis., 550. Woodford v. Darwin, 3 Vermont, 82. Walker v. Evert, 29 Wis., 194. Presumption of Payment. Long v. Bank, 1 Litt., 200. Beebe v. Bank, 4 Ark., 546. Callahan v. Bank, 78 Ky., 604. cited: 1 Daniels Neg.
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Error to the district oourt for Saline county. Tried below before Weaver, J. on delivery, cited: JBurson v. Mwrvtington, 21 Mich., 416. Mahon v. Sawyer, 18 Ind., 73. Thomas v. Watkins, 16 Wis., 550. Woodford v. Darwin, 3 Vermont, 82. Walker v. Evert, 29 Wis., 194. Presumption of Payment. Long v. Bank, 1 Litt., 200. Beebe v. Bank, 4 Ark., 546. Callahan v. Bank, 78 Ky., 604. cited: 1 Daniels Neg. Inst., 710. Parsons’ Notes and Bills, 109. Bank v. Strong, 72 111., 559. Winters v. Some Ins. Co., 30 Iowa, 172.
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.
This action is brought on a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:
“$300. Wilber, Neb., January 9th, 1879.
“ Six months after date, we promise to pay to the order of J. W. Wehn, Jr., three hundred dollars at W. C. Henry’s bank, Wilber, Nebraska, for value received, with interest at 10 per cent per annum, payable annually, and in any action that may be brought for any sum due under the provisions of this note by the holder thereof, he shall be entitled to recover of the makers thereof a reasonable sum as attorney’s fee, to be fixed by the court
“ M. Wehn.
“ W. T. Meads.
“ A. V. Herman.
“…
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