Beesley v. Hamilton

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by appellee on two promissory notes, against appellants and George W. Hamilton, the latter of whom was not served with process, nor did he enter his appearance. Appellants filed a plea of the general issue and a number of special pleas.

The first of these pleas avers that the signatures of appellants to the notes were obtained by fraud and circumvention. It avers that appellee, to induce appellant Benjamin F. Beesley, to execute the notes as a joint maker with George W. Hamilton, and Benjamin Beesley as surety for Benjamin F. Beesley, falsely and…