Mears v. Graham

This was an action of assumpsit on a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:

“,$331,15. Ten days after date, we, the trustees of the Methodist E. Church in Rockport', promise to pay to the order of I. and J. Mears three hundred and thirty-three dollars and fifteen cents, for value received. Rockport, Ind., July 25, 1842. John W. Graham, Wm. Drum, John E. Cotton, Alexander Britton, Oliver Morgan, Trustees of the M. E. Church.”

J. Pitcher and E. S. Terry, for the plaintiffs.

There is, among others, a plea to the following effect: -That; on, &c., the defendants were trustees of the…