First National Bank v. Johnson
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Houghton; Streeter, J. Assumpsit by the First National Bank of Hancock against Andrew Johnson on a promissory note. From a judgment for plaintiff on verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This suit was brought to recover the amount of a note, upon which defendant was an accommodation maker. The court below directed a verdict for *701the plaintiff. Defendant seeks a reversal on several grounds.
1. The note was payable “to the order of William Condon, cashier, at First National Bank, Hancock, Michigan.” It was never indorsed by Condon, though the evidence showed him to be plaintiff’s cashier, and that he acted in the transaction for the plaintiff. It is insisted that, under these circumstances, suit could not be maintained in plaintiff’s name. This objection is fully answered by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Adair v. AdairMichigan Supreme Court · 1858
- Hyde v. TenwinkelMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Mason & Hamlin Co. v. GageMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
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