Citizens State Bank v. Pauly

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This was an action on a promissory note, the plaintiff claiming as a holder in due course for value. The defendant prevailed, and the plaintiff appeals. The determining questions presented are whether the note at issue is a negotiable instrument, and, if not, whether the record supports a verdict for the defendant.

*153Pauly, the appellee, gave the note in payment of premiums for crop insurance issued by the Sowers Plan Crop Insurance Mutual Company. The policies covered about 230 acres of growing wheat during the year 1938, and insured against…