Greer v. Orchard
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Butler County Circuit Court. — How. John P. Foard, Judge. (1) A. W. Greer had the right to give to his wife, the plaintiff, the note in suit or the money which purchased it. He gave her the money which purchased the note because he took the title to the note in her name and the undisputed oral evidence, together with the written assignment show that she owned it at the time this suit was brought and still owned it at the trial.
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Appeal from Butler County Circuit Court. — How. John P. Foard, Judge. (1) A. W. Greer had the right to give to his wife, the plaintiff, the note in suit or the money which purchased it. He gave her the money which purchased the note because he took the title to the note in her name and the undisputed oral evidence, together with the written assignment show that she owned it at the time this suit was brought and still owned it at the trial. However it is immaterial whether he gave her the money which purchased the note or gave her the note. He had the .right to give her either and she had the…
1Opinion of the CourtRobertson, P. J.
On January 10', 1913, the plaintiff sued the defendants-, George C. Orchard, J. D. Greason, J. H. Greason, Grace E. Smith and Maggie H. Orchard, on a promissory note signed by them and one Samuel W. Smith, dated January 2, 1911, for the principal sum of $3000, payable to the order of E. W. Graves on or before two years after date, with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum, payable annually, and providing that if the interest be not so paid to become as principal and bear the same rate of interest.
At the time of the execution of the note the defendants and said Samuel W. Smith…
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