Merchants State Bank v. Umlauf

Lees, C.

Each of these actions was brought upon a promissory note payable to John J. Maurin and by him indorsed to plaintiff before maturity. The defense in each was based on section 6015, G. S. 1913. The actions were consolidated for trial by jury. The jury made special findings and returned general verdicts in favor of the defendants. Plaintiff has appealed from orders denying its motions for judgment or for a new trial.

The defendants, who áre brothers, are single men, living with their mother on a farm near Fergus Falls. One is 40 and the other 39 years of age. They have had a common school…