Ghio v. Beard

This case grows out of the same subject-matter as the case of Keane v. Beard, ante, p. 10. The plaintiff was one of the adventurers who advanced money to Beard to *22be used by the latter in purchasing the notes held by the Boatman’s Savings Bank, which were secured by a deed of trust upon the leasehold property formerly owned by the G-uardian Building Company. The amount advanced by the plaintiff was $2,000, and he has recovered a judgment for this amount with interest; from which the defendant appeals.

In their pleadings in this case, as compared with those in the former case, counsel for the…