Nichols, Shepherd & Co. v. Larkin

Philips, C.

Plaintiffs below, and appellants here, a corporation, sued defendants, respondents here, on a contract in the form of a promissory note, for the sum of $167.50, dated July 6th, 1878, payable on or before the 1st day of October, 1878, with interest at ten per cent per annum from date, and if paid on or before maturity a discount of $6.70 'was to be made.

The answer admitted the allegations of the petition; and for matter of special defense pleaded that the consideration of said note was a certain machine for threshing and cleaning wheat and seeds, consisting of a separator, to be…