McGowan Co. v. Carlson
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Skagit county, Joiner, J., entered January 9, 1913, upon the verdict of a juiy rendered in favor of the defendants, in an action on a promissory note, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This was an action on a promissory note. The complaint contained the usual allegations in such an action. The defendants answered separately, pleading fraud in the transaction of which the giving of the note was a part, and lack of consideration. The cause was tried to the court and a jury. The verdict was for the defendants. The plaintiff has appealed.
The facts are substantially as follows: During the month of July, 1909, the Johnson Mercantile Company, a corporation, was organized with a capital stock of $8,000, divided into eighty shares of the par value of $100 per share. Of this stock,…
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