People's Bank v. Scalzo
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The court below erred in refusing to give instruction, in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence, asked by appellants at the close of the case. Boykin v. O’Hara, 6 La. Ann. 115; Brown v. Fran-trim, 6 La. Ann. 39; Bank v. Hart, 32 La. Ann. 22; Reynolds v. Ratvley, 4 La. Ann. 396; Bankv. Sehamberg, 32 Mo. 228; Daniel on Neg. Inst. [4 Ed.], sec. 283; sec. 2997, La.
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Appeal from, St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The court below erred in refusing to give instruction, in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence, asked by appellants at the close of the case. Boykin v. O’Hara, 6 La. Ann. 115; Brown v. Fran-trim, 6 La. Ann. 39; Bank v. Hart, 32 La. Ann. 22; Reynolds v. Ratvley, 4 La. Ann. 396; Bankv. Sehamberg, 32 Mo. 228; Daniel on Neg. Inst. [4 Ed.], sec. 283; sec. 2997, La. Civil Code, 1891; Chaffee v. Skibbs, 37 La. Ann. 656; Randolph on Com. Paper, secs. 386, 388, 399, 421. (2) The court below erred in the admission of the…
1Opinion of the CourtG-antt, P. J.
This is an action against the personal representatives of Yincenzo Scalzo, deceased, to recover the principal and interest of two negotiable promissory notes, together with damages and costs of protest.
The two exhibits are as follows:
“$5,000.
New Orleans, July 6, 1891.
“Sixty days after date we promise to pay to the order of ourselves, five thousand iVo- dollars, at our office, No. 144 Decatur street; value received.
“Elli. Cusimano.
Per Chas. Adoue.
“Due 4 — 7, September, ’91.
“(Indorsed)
Elli. Cusimano,
“Pp. Chas. Adoue.
“Y. Soalzo & Co.
“Pp. Ph. Zammit.”
“5,000.
New Orleans, July 6, 1891.
“Seventy-five…
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