Home State Bank v. Martin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clay District Court. — James DeLand, Judge. Action upon a negotiable promissory note. Verdict for defendants, by direction of the court. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Stevens, J.-
This is an action upon a negotiable promissory note for $10,000, which was executed April 20, 1920, contemporaneously with a written contract or proposal for the purchase of 80 acres of land near Garden City, in Scott County, Kansas. The note is made payable to the makers, and, when offered in evidence, bore the following indorsement on the back: “Gordon B. Martin, Anna M. Martin. Apr. 28-1920. Paid on this note $50.00.”
Appellant alleged in its petition, and claims, that it purchased the note of the State Bank of Kansas City, before ma*1093turity, in good faith, for a valuable…
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