First National Bank v. Andersen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tlie district court for Yellow Medicine county to recover $850. The case was tried before Daly, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the action and when defendants rested denied plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendants. From an order denying its motion fox judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.
Action on two promissory notes. There was a verdict for the defendants and the plaintiff appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.
The two notes were given by the defendants to one Edwards as payee. It is conceded that they were given under such circumstances that the *289makers had a defense and that the burden was upon a purchaser to show good faith. G. S. 1913, § 5871.
Edwards took the notes to the Citizens State Bank of Minneapolis with other notes, making an aggregate of $5,850, borrowed $4,000 from the bank, and used these two and the other notes as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tourtelot v. ReedSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- First National Bank v. PersallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Merchants' National Bank v. McNeirSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Merchants National Bank v. SullivanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Gale v. BirminghamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Commercial Finance Corp. v. GaleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1932
- DePalma v. RosenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
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