First State Bank v. Merritt

Plaintiff sued defendant, demanding judgment for two thousand dollars, together with interest and attorney’s fees, claiming that amount as due it upon a note for the sum of $11,600, signed by defendant, payable to the order of Walter D. Roberts, and by the payee endorsed and delivered to plaintiff as collateral security to a two thousand dollar note executed by Mr. Roberts to plaintiff’s order. Defendant answered, denying any indebtedness on his part to plaintiff, and stating an affirmative defense containing allegations to the effect that plaintiff and Roberts had fraudulently conspired to…