Batavian Bank v. McDonald
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for La Orosse County. Tbe following statement of tbe case was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylor as a part of tbe opinion: Tbis action was brought to recover tbe amount claimed to be due upon two promissory notes, one for tbe sum of $1,000, bearing date on tbe 6th of July, 1888, payable in sixty days after tbe date thereof, with interest after maturity at tbe rate of eight per cent, per annum, and one for tbe sum of $1,500, bearing date tbe said 6th…
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for La Orosse County. Tbe following statement of tbe case was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylor as a part of tbe opinion: Tbis action was brought to recover tbe amount claimed to be due upon two promissory notes, one for tbe sum of $1,000, bearing date on tbe 6th of July, 1888, payable in sixty days after tbe date thereof, with interest after maturity at tbe rate of eight per cent, per annum, and one for tbe sum of $1,500, bearing date tbe said 6th day of July, 1888, payable in ninety days after tbe date thereof, with interest after maturity at the rate of eight per…
1Opinion of the CourtTavxob, J.
After a careful consideration of all the evidence in this case, we are very strongly impressed that the verdict is not supported by the evidence, and ought to have been set aside by the learned circuit judge on the motion of the appellant. Everything -which was said and done by the bank officers at the time the interest in advance was paid on these notes on the 18th of October, 1888, shows very clearly that not only Mr. Reynolds understood that in consideration of the payment of such interest the time for the payment ’on such notes should be extended, but the bank or its agents so understood…
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