Grand River College v. Robertson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Grundy Circuit Court. — Hon. P. C. Stepp, Judge. (1) Suits may be brought by the party in interest. The note showed it was given to Grand River College located at Edinburg, in Grundy county, Missouri. The petition does not allege that it had been transferred to plaintiff, and the court erred in permitting it to be read in evidence, and in excluding the evidence offered by defendant on that point. R. S. 1889, sec. 1990; Mayer v. Old, 51 Mo. App. 214; BanJcv.
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Appeal from the Grundy Circuit Court. — Hon. P. C. Stepp, Judge. (1) Suits may be brought by the party in interest. The note showed it was given to Grand River College located at Edinburg, in Grundy county, Missouri. The petition does not allege that it had been transferred to plaintiff, and the court erred in permitting it to be read in evidence, and in excluding the evidence offered by defendant on that point. R. S. 1889, sec. 1990; Mayer v. Old, 51 Mo. App. 214; BanJcv. Pennington, 42 Mo. App. 355; BanJcv. Donnell, 35 Mo. 373; Beinhard v. Coal Co., 25 Mo. App. 350; Spears v. Bond, 79…
1Opinion of the CourtGill, J.
This action was brought on the following promissory note:
“$1,000.00. Edinburg, Mo., June 1st, 1891.
“One day after date, for value received, I promise to pay to Grand River College, located at Edinburg, Grundy county, Missouri, the sum of one thousand dollars, the same to be applied to the endowment of *333said college, and to draw 8 per cent interest from date until paid. William Robertson.”
On this note there were two credits of $80 each; one made in May, 1892, and the other in June, 1893.
At the institution of the suit the plaintiff .was an educational corporation, located at Gallatin, in Daviess…
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