Vermont-Peoples National Bank v. Parker

The plaintiff brought suit against the defendant upon four promissory notes. The defendant answered a general denial, payment, and the statute of limitations. After verdict for the plaintiff, the case is before us upon the defendant’s exception to the refusal of the trial court to direct a verdict in his favor. Material facts which the jury could find are as follows: The defendant and one Crosby were partners doing a general contracting business *389at Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1913, and were then indebted to the Vermont National Bank upon sundry notes. In December of 1913 or January of 1914 the…