Lehman v. Howard

ALEXANDER, Justice.

Charles Parcus, G. W. Howard, G. W. Lehman, Pete Machacek, and Frank Baca executed a promissory note to one Mrs. M. O. Britt. Lehman died and claim for the amount of the note was duly presented to his administrators and paid in the course of administration. Thereafter, Lehman’s administrators brought this suit against G. W. Howard for contribution, it being alleged that Parcus was principal on the note and that the other four obligors were co-sureties. It was alleged that Par-cus, Machacek and Baca were insolvent, and consequently they were not joined as defendants in the…