Merchants National Bank v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the district court for Polk county, in favor of defendant, entered in pursuance of the findings and order of Ives, J.
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
This is an action on two promissory notes made by defendant to the order of Doheny & Lyons, and indorsed to plaintiff before maturity. The defense is that the notes were given for money lost by defendant in gambling in wheat options in the bucket shop” run by the payees; that there was no other consideration for the notes; and that all of these facts were well known to plaintiff when it purchased the notes. On the trial before the court, without a jury, 'the court found for the defendant on this defense, and, from the judgment entered thereon, plaintiff appeals.
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2Cited by6 opinions
- Kittredge v. GrannisNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Drew v. WheelihanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- First National Bank v. BuschSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- First National Bank v. AndersenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Collins v. McDowellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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