Merritt v. Cobb

The appellee, who was the plaintiff, sued Merritt upon a promissory note for the payment of $358. The note bears date March 1, 1858, and is payable to the plaintiff, four months after date, at the branch at South .Bend, of the Bank of the State of Indiana.

The defendant’s answer alleges these facts: 1 he note was given upon, and at the time of, a contract for the purchase of certain furniture, consisting of beds, bedding, &c., the same comprising the whole of the furniture and fixtures then in the St. Josephs Hotel, at South Bend, Indiana. The contract of purchase was made between the…