Winbigler v. Shattuck

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of defendant.

D. Willard Beam, a resident of New York, and C. E. Shattuck, a resident of California, were joint indorsers of certain notes issued by a New York corporation designated the Hemlock Lake Canning Company. Both parties died, leaving these notes unpaid. Proceedings were had in the courts of the state of New York, wherein Otis A. Beam was appointed and qualified as executor of the last will and testament of D. Willard Beam, deceased. As alleged in the complaint, which allegation, for the purposes of this decision, we will assume to…