H. D. Lee Mercantile Co. v. Dieter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The H. D. Lee Mercantile Company brought this action against Frank H. Dieter and Charles A. Dieter to recover on two promissory notes dated March 14,1924, due September 14,1924, payable to plaintiff in the sums of $3,816.75 and $764.38. Credits amounting to $1,341.08 were entered on one of the notes and $245.53 on the other.

The notes bore the signatures of both defendants. Frank signed the notes about the time of their dating. An issue in this case was whether Charles signed them at the same time or several months later.

Plaintiff’s petition…