Legal Opinion
Development Bank v. Ilalio
High Court of American Samoa
Decided August 12, 1987No. CA No. 34-87Published
1Opinion of the Court
On motion for new trial:
Plaintiff Development Bank sued Mr. and Mrs. Ilalio for the balance due on a promissory note. The Ilalios appeared pro se. They said they had signed a blank note which they had been given to believe would be completed in an amount of about $6000, not the $15,164 that was later filled in by the Bank, and that they had agreed to sign the note in exchange for the continued use of a truck which was worth about $6000. The Bank later seized the truck and sold it for $6000. We held that the Ilalios did not owe the Bank any money. Plaintiff moves for new trial on a variety of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Walter Gordon v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner Joe Martin, Warden, Wayne Stephen Young v. George H. Collins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Mangini v. McClurgNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Elias Siegelman, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Eva Siegelman, Deceased v. Cunard White Star LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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