James H. Bishop & Co. v. Buckeye Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by Buckeye Publishing Company, one of the defendants, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Seagrave Smith, J., made February 18, 1893, granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
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Appeal by Buckeye Publishing Company, one of the defendants, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Seagrave Smith, J., made February 18, 1893, granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The plaintiff, Janies H. Bishop & Co., a corporation, brought this action against defendants, John F. Travis and Buckeye Publishing Company, another corporation, upon two promissory notes each for $568.95 dated July 5, 1888, and due one in three and the other in four months from that date. Both notes were made by Travis and were payable to the order of the Buckeye Publishing Company and…
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
It is conceded by the parties, and is also apparent from the record, that the court below granted the motion for a new trial solely on the ground that the verdict was not justified by the evidence. The question therefore is, was the preponderance of the evidence “manifestly and palpably” in favor of the verdict?
Upon a careful perusal of it, we cannot avoid the conclusion that it was. The sole question was, did the transaction in which the plaintiff delivered to the maker the notes made by Travis, and as indorser of which defendant is now sued, amount to a satisfaction of them, or an…
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