Ohio Supreme Court, 1926

Clark v. Midland Bank

Clark v. Midland Bank
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided July 8, 1926
4 Ohio Law. Abs. 650

Clark v. Midland Bank

Opinion of the Court

It appears that the note was delivered to the Hunter Crucible Steel Company, under an agreement which the company never complied *651with. Subsequently the company indorsed the note to the bank to secure a pre-existing debt.

Attorneys — C. S. Bentley for Clark; Baker, Hostetler & Sidlo for Bank; all of Cleveland.

The judgment of the Common Pleas in favor of the Bank was affirmed by the Court of Appeals.

Clark in the Supreme Court contends:

1. That after a defective title in the Steel Company was shown the burden of proof was upon the bank to show that it was a holder in due course.

2. The court erred in its charge to the jury.

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