Hobson v. Marsh
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Cowlitz county, McKenney, J., entered February 7, 1912, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action upon a promissory note, after a trial to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is a suit upon a promissory note. The plaintiff acquired title to the note after its maturity. The defendant is an accommodation endorser for the Perth Coal Mining Company, a corporation. The defense relied on is that the note was given for fifty shares of the capital stock of the coal company; that such stock was an overissue, and void; and hence that there was no consideration for the note. *327There was a judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant prosecutes the appeal.
The note was drawn July 2, 1910, due ninety days after date, made by the Perth Coal Mining Company, a corporation, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lucile Dreyfus Mining Co. v. WillardWashington Supreme Court · 1907