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· 3/24/1911

McVay v. Reese

Citations

  • 62 Wash. 562
  • 114 P. 184
  • 1911 Wash. LEXIS 744

Syllabus

<p>Pledges — Corporate Stock — Foreclosure — Evidence —Sinrrroiency. In an action to foreclose a pledge of corporate stock, it is error to grant a nonsuit where plaintiff’s evidence showed that he sold the stock to defendant, but retained possession as collateral security for a note for the purchase pride, which was due and unpaid; the burden of proving an affirmative defense being upon the defendant.</p>

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  • recognizing that where the length of delay is presumptively prejudicial the state “bears the burden of proving good cause for a speedy trial delay, and thus bears the risk of non-persuasion” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

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