Grimes Savings Bank v. McHarg

The trial court, on motion of the plaintiff-bank, at the conclusion of all the testimony, directed a verdict in its favor. Does the evidence bearing on the bona fides of the bank in this transaction warrant a submission of the case to the jury? That is the primary question on the instant appeal, and the answer will be made presently and briefly.

Plaintiff’s petition'is in three counts, which set forth, respectively, three negotiable -promissory notes, alleged to have been executed by the defendant. The first count predicates recovery on a “myself” note of $1,250, dated October 4, 1919, payable…