Dunaway v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.

On the trial of a suit based on promissory notes, the plaintiff offered in evidence a contract containing stipulations beneficial to it, in addition to the notes sued on. It was attested by a witness, and its caption read, “State of Georgia, County of Lincoln.” The attesting witness was not produced. To account for his absence another witness testified as follows: “I am the attorney for plaintiff. . . I have tried to discover the whereabouts of J. W. Johnson, the subscribing witness to the contract, but could not find him. I have had the contract two or three weeks, and have written two…