Newcomb Bros. Wall Paper Co. v. Emerson

Appellant was the plaintiff below, and began this action against appellee by complaint in three paragraphs. The full text of the complaint is as follows:

“1st Paragraph. The plaintiff, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Missouri, complains of the defendant, and says: That upon the 22d day of December, 1892, the defendant entered into a written contract of suretyship with the plaintiff, by the name of Newcomb Brothers, as follows, to-wit:

“ ‘South Whitley, Ind., Dec. 22, 1892.

Newcomb Brothers, St. Louis, Mo.

Gentlemen: B. E. Emerson, of Pueblo, Colorado, desires to make…