Pressler v. Turner

In this action, the appellant, as plaintiff, sued the appellees, as defendants, in the court below, upon a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:

“ Oct. 26, 1872. Ten months after date, we promise to pay to the order of J ames K. Pressler the sum of one hundred and forty dollars, value received, without any relief from valuation or appraisement laws, with ten per cent, interest after maturity.

(Signed.) “ Elihu Turner,

“William H. Ewing.”

The complaint alleged that the note was due and unpaid, and judgment was demanded for five hundred dollars.

The appellees jointly answered the…