Bothell v. Schweitzer
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Lancaster county: Albert J. Cornish, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
Action by an indorsee of an accepted bill of exchange. Defense that said instrument had been altered after its delivery by detaching therefrom certain material conditions. There was judgment for $20, the amount due according to the entire contract between the drawer and acceptor, and plaintiff appeals.
1. The evidence discloses that Converse, the payee of the bill, who was also the drawer, sold defendants, who are country merchants, a bill of cheap watches, and secured the instrument in suit payable five months from its date. At the same time Converse executed and delivered to defendants a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Scofield v. FordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
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