Empire Guano Co. v. Ellis

The appellant brought its action against appellee in the court below, to recover the sum of $125.25, with accrued interest, and the additional sum of $20 as a reasonable attorney’s fee, all alleged to be due under a certain promissory note, which is set out in the bill of exceptions.. The defendant interposed several pleas: (1) The general issue; (2) non est factum; (3, 4, and 5) -interposed the defense of an alteration in the note sued on after its execution, without the .knowledge or consent of the maker; (6) failure of consideration.

The complaint alleged that the note in question was…