Fishburne v. Robinson

Citations

• 49 Wash. 271
• 95 P. 80
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 564

Syllabus

<p>Judgments — Notwithstanding Verdict — Trial. A judgment for plaintiff notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant is properly entered where the plaintiff’s case was established and defendant’s evidence was too vague to constitute a defense.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Harmless Error — -Pleadings. The defendant cannot claim prejudicial error in striking out parts of his answer where he was not denied the right to introduce any matter constituting a defense whether included in the answer or not.</p> <p>Bills and Notes — Defenses—Evidence—Sufficiency. In an action upon promissory notes, hearing admittedly genuine signatures, vague statements of the defendant that he could remember signing but two notes, one with conditions not appearing on the face of the notes in suit, are not sufficient to warrant a verdict for the defendant or to constitute any defense.</p>