Beakey v. Meerschen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Graves, J.:

This suit was commenced in the district court of Pottawatomie county, December 8, 1905, by Ed Vander Meerschen against A. J. Beakey, to recover *539judgment upon a promissory note and to foreclose a mortgage given to secure the same. The defendant filed an answer, consisting of a general denial, unverified, and a cross-petition founded upon an account for services rendered, and judgment was demanded thereon in the sum of $3302.21. To this answer and cross-petition the plaintiff in his reply admitted the employment of the defendant, set up a…