Clark v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of Stark County; Crawford, T. “Where the signature of a firm'name to an instrument shows that it was intended to be the act of all the parties, effect must be given to it accordingly, although only one of them is named in the body of the instrument.”
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Appeal from the District Court of Stark County; Crawford, T. “Where the signature of a firm'name to an instrument shows that it was intended to be the act of all the parties, effect must be given to it accordingly, although only one of them is named in the body of the instrument.” Also, “When, in an action at law upon his bond, the defendant sets up. that it was procured from him by fraud, no evidence in support of the plea is admissible except that which relates to the execution of the instrument.” George v. Tate, 102 H. S. 564, 26 L. ed. 232. “Proof of fraudulent representations by the…
1Per curiam
A rehearing was ordered in this case. The former opinion, which has not been repoi’ted, was prepared by Mr. Justice Burke. The re-ax-gument was had after he had ceased to be a member of the court. The controlling legal questions involved are stated in the syllabus, and after a careful consideration thereof by the present members of the court; we reaffirm the legal conclusions stated in the syllabus, and i*e-adopt the former opinion, which is as follows:
“On the 28th of September, 1913, plaintiff was a passenger upon one of defendant’s regular passenger trains from Dickinson to Gladstone. This…
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