Singer Manuf'g Co. v. Potts
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants, T. E. Potts and Charles L. George, from a judgment of the District Court of Sherburne County, L. L. Baxter, J., entered May 3, 1894, against them for $541.90. On March 9, 1891, defendant, T. E. Potts, was and for a long time had been agent for the plaintiff, the Singer Manufacturing Company, selling its sewing machines at Milaca and vicinity and collecting-pay therefor.
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Appeal by defendants, T. E. Potts and Charles L. George, from a judgment of the District Court of Sherburne County, L. L. Baxter, J., entered May 3, 1894, against them for $541.90. On March 9, 1891, defendant, T. E. Potts, was and for a long time had been agent for the plaintiff, the Singer Manufacturing Company, selling its sewing machines at Milaca and vicinity and collecting-pay therefor. On that day he had a settlement with plaintiff and was found indebted to it $374.02. He gave it his four nonnegotiable notes for the amount, one for $74.02 and the others for $100 each. The notes bore…
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment against them on the pleadings. The action is brought on several non-negotiable notes or contracts for the payment of money, against the defendant Potts, as maker, and the defendant George, as guarantor of the payment of the same.
The answer of each admits the making and guaranty of the instruments, and alleges that plaintiff and Potts had a settlement and an accounting, and, in consideration that he assented to the amount of the notes being due plaintiff, plaintiff orally agreed that the defendants should have the collection of divers claims…
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