Legal Opinion

Selover v. Snively

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1881Published

Action originally brought before a justice of the peace of Doniphan county, by Snively against Selover and another, upon a promissory note, of which the following is a copy: “$95. Wathena, Kansas, March 22, 1873. “Twelve months after date, I promise to pay to A. J. Se-lover, or bearer, the sum of ninety-five dollars, for value received, negotiable and payable without defalcation or discount, at-, with interest at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum from date until paid.

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Action originally brought before a justice of the peace of Doniphan county, by Snively against Selover and another, upon a promissory note, of which the following is a copy: “$95. Wathena, Kansas, March 22, 1873. “Twelve months after date, I promise to pay to A. J. Se-lover, or bearer, the sum of ninety-five dollars, for value received, negotiable and payable without defalcation or discount, at-, with interest at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum from date until paid. J. P. Elliott.” This note was indorsed as follows: “Wathena, May 5, 1873, received on the within note, $6.” It was also…

1Per curiam

The above case is reversed, and remanded for a new trial, upon the authority of Swartz v. Redfield, 13 Kas. 550; Couch v. Sherrill, 17 Kas. 622; Doolittle v. Ferry, 20 Kas. 230; Braley v. Buchanan, 21 Kas. 274.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Doolittle v. FerrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
  2. Swartz v. RedfieldSupreme Court of Kansas · 1874
  3. Couch v. SherrillSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
  4. Braley v. BuchananSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878

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