Edmonds v. H. W. Wilcox

This is an action brought by the plaintiff to recover judgment upon two promissory notes assigned to him for collection. These notes were given in renewal of notes given in payment of a subscription for stock in the Western Underwriting and Mortgage Company, one to each of two banks. Subsequently, on April 4, 1913, the defendant executed renewal notes. It is claimed by defendant that the original notes were procured by fraudulent representations. But the appellant claims that at the time of the giving of the renewal notes, April 4, 1913, plaintiff had become aware of the fraud, and that,…