Hillman v. Stanley

Citations

• 56 Wash. 320
• 105 P. 816
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 896

Syllabus

<p>Pledges — Collateral Security — Action by Pledgee — Limit of Recovery — Bills and Notes. Tbe indorsee of a note, taken by him as collateral to a loan, is the owner of the note, and may recover the full amount, regardless of the state of his account with theindorser, in the absence of any defense against the indorser.</p> <p>Bills and Notes — Actions—Demand—Necessity. Presentment and demand is not a condition precedent to an action upon an. ordinary overdue promissory note.</p> <p>Bills and Notes — Attorney’s Fees — Reasonableness—Evidence —Admissibility. In an action on a promissory note, upon an issue as to a reasonable attorney’s fee, it is inadmissible to show that the plaintiff’s attorney attended to all of plaintiff’s business under an annual retainer and contract for stated fees in each case.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Evidence—Harmless Error — Trial De Novo. Prejudice of the trial judge is not ground for a reversal, where the action was tried without a jury and is heard de novo on appeal, and the evidence abundantly supports the findings.</p>