Legal Opinion

Hyman Rosen and Harry Grossman v. Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 24, 1957No. 15634PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Chief Judge.

Appellee brought this action against appellants to recover on a promissory note which on its face appeared to be signed by Northtown Furniture Company, Hyman Rosen and Harry Gross-man. The complaint was in conventional form. In their answer defendants claim that the note was solely an obligation of the maker, Northtown Furniture Company, that they signed the note on behalf of the corporation only in their capacities as officers of the corporation, that the parties to the note did not intend to bind themselves personally and that there was an absence of consideration…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Walden v. SkinnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Murray v. GadsdenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  3. Cabrera v. American Colonial BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  4. Leach v. LeachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
  5. Otis Elevator Co. v. Standard Const. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1950

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Angelo Vakas v. Philip ManuelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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  4. Duenke v. BrummettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. City Life Dev., Inc. v. Praxus Group, Inc., 88221 (5-3-2007)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2007

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