Morton v. Samuels

NORVELL, Justice.

This is a suit upon a promissory note executed by Morton and payable to the order *491of Samuels. The salient facts of the con-tro-versy are succinctly stated in the finding^ of fact of the trial judge, from which the following statement is taken.

Joe Villareal was indebted to appellee, Thomas Samuels, and his partner, Oscar Bruni, in the sum of $2,100, which was evidenced by a past due note. On April 3, 1950, Villareal was adjudicated a bankrupt, in accordance with a petition filed August 13, 1949. Also, on that date the appellant, at the request of Villareal, signed a note for…