State Bank v. Cape Girardeau & Chester Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Cape Girardeau Circuit Court. — Hon, Charles B. Faris, Judge. (1) The court erred in construing the contract and in excluding evidence relevant thereto. Greenlief on Evidence (16 Ed.), sec. 288, 277, 278, 280; 295a; 7 Cyc. 582; 9 Cyc. 588, 578, 582, 583, 587, 588, 590; Mc-Manus v. Gregory, 16 Mo. App. 375. (2) The court erred in excluding evidence as to the defects constituting a breach of the guaranty. Buckley v. Kansas City, 95 Mo.
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Appeal from Cape Girardeau Circuit Court. — Hon, Charles B. Faris, Judge. (1) The court erred in construing the contract and in excluding evidence relevant thereto. Greenlief on Evidence (16 Ed.), sec. 288, 277, 278, 280; 295a; 7 Cyc. 582; 9 Cyc. 588, 578, 582, 583, 587, 588, 590; Mc-Manus v. Gregory, 16 Mo. App. 375. (2) The court erred in excluding evidence as to the defects constituting a breach of the guaranty. Buckley v. Kansas City, 95 Mo. App. 188; Cogen v. Railroad, 101 Mo. App. 179; Reed v. City of Mexico, 101 Mo. App. 155. (3) The court erred in excluding evidence on the issue of…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This is an action upon two negotiable promissory notes, each for the sum of $1000, both •executed by the defendant on September 26,1908, payable to the Stover Motor Car Company, and each bearing interest from its date at the rate of six per cent per annum. One note was due and payable on' or before June 6, 1909, and the other on or before September 26, 1909. Both parties to the record are corporations. Plaintiff, suing as indorsee and holder of the *667notes, recovered thereon, and defendant prosecutes the appeal.
The petition, which is in the usual form, is in two counts, one upon each of the…
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