Angus v. Downs
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Webster, J., entered December 26, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, by direction of the court, in an' action upon a promissory note.
1Opinion of the Court
Fullerton, J.-
This is an action brought by the respondent, Grace Angus, against the appellant, George A. Downs, to recover upon a promissory note. In her complaint the respondent alleged that the note had been assigned to her for value, prior to maturity, and that she was a holder thereof in due course. The appellant interposed two defenses, first, that the note was stolen from his possession prior to delivery, and second, that the respondent was not a holder of the note in due course. At the tidal, which was being had before the court and a jury, the respondent introduced testimony tending…
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