Gates v. Renfroe

By the court:

Rost, J.

The plaintiff, who is a citizen of the State of Georgia, sues for the use of James W. Howard, and seeks to recover from Campbell Renfroe and Josiah Renfroe, whom he alleges to be residents of the parish of Caddo, the sum of $700 and interest, which he alleges he paid for them as surety on a note which they had given to one Isam B. Troutman, for a valuable consideration, which note they failed to take up at maturity.

The facts of this case are novel in their character. In 1847, Campell Renfroe lived in Georgia with his wife and children. His father-in-law brought suit…