Roles v. Roles

The plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendant on a promissory note. The defendant moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. The motion being denied, the defendant appeals to this court. The following statement of facts gleaned from the record will suffice to indicate the basis for the questions raised upon this appeal. In 1917, Nick Roles, a brother of the plaintiff, was indebted in a considerable amount to the Citizens Rank of Minot. Towards the end of the year there had been some discussion of this indebtedness between Nick Eoles and Peter Ehr, the…