Sloan v. Gilmore

This suit was instituted by Mrs. Sadie Morriss Gilmore against R. H. Berkley, to recover upon a promissory note executed by the latter, .payable to order of plaintiff, dated December 19, 1910, due one year after date. Berkley answered, admitting his obligation upon the note, tendered the amount due into the registry of the court, and impleaded J. M. Sloan, who he averred claimed to be the owner of the note. Sloan appeared and set up his claim, and the suit resolved itself into a contest over the ownership of the note between Mrs. Gilmore and Sloan. This issue was resolved in Mrs. Gilmore’s…