Smith v. Merchants & Farmers Bank

On October 24, 1916, the plaintiff bank sued out an attachment in the city court of Thomasville against the de*506fendant Smith, which was levied and returned. Subsequently the plaintiff duly filed its declaration therein, setting up its claim upon a certain promissory note. .To that proceeding the defendant made his appearance, entering a traverse to the grounds of attachment and filing an answer to the declaration. . On January 10, 1917, the plaintiff > brought the present suit against the defendant on the same note. To this action the defendant filed a plea in abatement, setting up the former…