Koch v. Lunschen
Koch v. Lunschen
Opinion of the Court
This action was instituted by the plaintiff to recover ‘from the defendant the value of services rendered him in securing the collection of two promissory notes executed by one Peterson and owned by the defendant, secured by chattel mortgages. Verdict and. judgment being in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $135, the defendant (has appealed.
It is disclosed by the evidence on the part of the plaintiff that the defendant Runschen held the notes in controversy executed by said Peterson; that he'was fearful that if he attempted to foreclose the chattel mortgages the mortgaged property w.ould _ not bring sufficient to satisfy the amount of the two- notes and that he applied to one William Koch, brother of the plaintiff, to assist him in securing the payment of the notes; that uppn the advice of William Koch the defendant applied to the plaintiff, Joseph Koch, who undertook to aid 'him in securing the payment of the notes.; that the plaintiff 'went with the defendant and saw Peterson and ascertained that Peterson was unable to pay the notes at that time; that plaintiff then applied to ,one .of the banks in Mitchell to advance the money upon the notes and mortgages, but that bank declined to advance the amount, and thereupon the plaintiff applied to the First National Bank of Mitchell, and upon an agreement by the plaintiff and his brother, William Koch,. to secure the bank
It is contended by the defendant that the -transaction disclosed by the evidence was' a purchase of the notes and chattel mortgages by the plaintiff, and that he was not therefore entitled to- recover in this action. The evidence is conflicting as to the nature of the transaction, but the jury found upon the evidence in. favor of the pl-aintiff and answered the following question submitted to them by ■the court: “Q. Did plaintiff and William Koch purchase from the bank the notes and mortgages in question? A. No.” The contention of the appellant that-the plaintiff and hfe brother in fact purchased the notes and mortgages is not sustained by the evidence, and we are of -the opinion- that the jury were fully justified under the same in finding that the -transaction did not constitute a sale of the notes to -the plaintiff ;and his brother, land that the same were in fact sold and transferred to the First National Bank as the notes and mortgages w-ere never delivered to the plaintiff nor his brother, and the money was secured 'from that bank for -the defendant by means of the efforts and credit of the plaintiff. The amount recovered by the plaintiff was less than the value of his services, as testified to by the presidents of the two- banks-, one of whom fixed -the value of his services at $200, and the other at $150.
It is further contended by the learned counsel for defendant that the undisputed .evidence shows an entirely different transaction from that set out in the complaint, for the reason .that the evidence fails to show a collection- of the money due on the notes from Peterson, and that it fails to show 'that -the plaintiff secured from Peterson payment of said notes and mortgages or a cancellation of the same, and that therefore there was a variance between the proofs and the cause of -action ¡stated in the complaint, and that the trial court therefore erred in not directing a verdict in favor of the defendant upon his motion. But in the view we fake .of the -case the variance between the'allegations of the complaint and the proof was immaterial, as .the transaction between the plaintiff and the bank resulted in securing to the defendant that amount due him upon the notes -and mortgages. ■
We do not deem it necessary therefore to. review the reci'sions cited by the learned counsel for the defendant, for in our opinion they have, no application to the facts as disclosed by the record in this case.
Finding no error in the record, the judgment of the court below and .order denying a new trial are-¡affirmed.
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