Hoffer v. Eastland Nat. Bank

GRISSOM, Justice.

Eastland National Bank sued Arnold Kirk and T. B. Hoffer as drawer and acceptor, respectively, of a draft for $600 payable to the bank, payment of which was refused by Hoffer. Hoffer denied liability on the ground that he had not accepted the draft. He also pleaded want of consideration. He alleged his acceptance of the draft, if any, was an accommodation acceptance, and that, at most, he was only secondarily liable because he received nothing of value from the transaction. He impleaded J. P. Kirk, mother of Arnold Kirk, and her husband, Frank Kirk. Hof-fer sought judgment…