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53 Mich. 42

Coy v. Stiner

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 6, 1884

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1884-03-06

<p> Promissory note. </p> <p>1. An agent for the collection of a promissory note indorsed in blank can sue on it in his own name after paying over to his principal the amount due upon it.</p> <p>% The maker of a note can authorize another to sign his name to it.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently December 1931

2 state decisions

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Affirmed · Decided 1884-03-06

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Champlin, J.

¶1The plaintiff is a banker, residing at Union-ville, Michigan, and brought suit against the defendant upon a note sent originally to him for collection from a bank in Detroit, and which he failed to protest, and on account thereof forwarded the money to the bank in Detroit, and brought suit in his own name against defendant as maker.' The note was indorsed by the payees in blank. The defendant claimed that he was not liable upon the note — -first, because the plaintiff never had any title to the same; and second, because there never was any authority given to Frank Stiner to sign defendant’s name to the note.

¶2There was testimony introduced before the jury upon these issues, and the questions of fact were found by the jury adversely to the defendant’s positions.

¶3The charge of the court was lucid, and clearly stated the propositions of law arising in the case.

¶4There is no error in the record and

¶5The judgment is affirmed.

The other Justices concurred.
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