Legal Opinion

Skagit State Bank v. Moody

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 20, 1915No. 12640PublishedCited by 34 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Skagit county, Pemberton, J., entered October 31, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action upon a promissory note.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.

On the 11th day of April, 1910, respondent was a director of the appellant bank. Appellant held a note known as the Cain Brothers’ note, or the Darrington Mill note, in the principal sum of $8,000, upon which the interest had so long defaulted that the state bank examiner had directed that the interest be collected or the note charged off. The note had been originally taken by R. M. Moody and L. L. Moody, brother and nephew of respondent, and had been by them indorsed over to the bank without recourse. L. L. Moody was the president of appellant bank.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State Bank of Moore v. ForsythMontana Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Pauly v. O'BrienU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1895
  3. Pitt v. LittleWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Anderson v. MitchellWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  5. First National Bank v. FeltSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Vallely v. DevaneyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923
  2. First National Bank v. BaerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Robertson v. City National Bank of BowieTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  4. West Rutland Trust Co. v. HoustonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1932
  5. Brinker v. First Nat. Bank of ClevelandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929

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