Harponola Co. v. Wilson

The action is on a promissory note given by the defendant to one L. W. Watson, a member of the Peerless Talking Machine Company, so-called, payable to P. J. Stover, another member of the company, or his order, and indorsed by the latter to the plaintiff before maturity. The defendant filed an answer setting up fraud in procuring the note and failure of consideration. The trial was by jury. At the close of the evidence the court directed a verdict for the plaintiff, to which the defendant was allowed an exception. An exception was also saved to the judgment on the verdict. Other exceptions…