Gosline v. Dryfoos
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered May 12, 1906, upon findings in favor of the defendant, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action on promissory notes.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
This action was instituted to recover upon four promissory notes, which were identical in form and amount, differing only in their respective dates of maturity. The first note reads as follows:
“$100.00. Seattle, Wn., 2-23-1905.
“Two months after date I promise to pay to the order of myself One Hundred Dollars at value received with interest at-per cent, per annum.
“(Signed) L. Dryfoos.”
The plaintiff alleged that the notes severally fell due in two, four, six, and eight months, and that they had been assigned to him before maturity for a valuable consideration. The defendant admitted the…
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