Taylor v. Richman

At the February term, 1897, of the Circuit Court of Mason County, the defendant in error brought suit against the plaintiffs in error to recover interest due on a promissory note for $2,524, dated May 14, 1894, and due in six years. The note bore interest at the rate of seven per cent, payable annually, and at the time suit was brought there was two years’ interest due, amounting to $353.36. The damages were laid in the declaration at $500. The case was continued for service on defendants not served until the August term, 1897, at which time another year’s interest had become due. No pleas…