Ward v. Winship

*This was an action of assumpsit, to recover the [*481] contents of a promissory note, made by the defendant to the bankrupt on the 10th of October, 1799, for the sum of 3550, payable to the bankrupt or his order in thirty days, with interest after due. The defendant pleaded, first, the general issue, which was joined. Secondly, that, after said note became due, and before any commis sion of bankruptcy issued against the said Jonathan Winship, namely, on the 16th of December, 1799, the defendant had, at the request of the said Jonathan Winship, become bound as a surety with and for him, and…