Burton v. Brooks

In this case the plaintiff below, in the Craighead circuit court, brought a suit of debt by petition against the appellant, on an instrument, as follows, to wit:

“ $159. Craighead county, Ark., April 8,1865.

“For value received, due A. T. Brooks one hundred and fifty-nine dollars, to be paid in greenback currency, to bear interest at the rate of ten per cent, per annum.

“A. B. BURTON.”

At the return term the defendant appeared and interposed his demurrer, in short, to the plaintiff’s petition. The court overruled the demurrer, and the defendant then craved oyer, and filed four pleas. • The first…