Barker v. Scudder

This was an action on a verbal guaranty. The petition set forth that plaintiff sold defendant a certain lot of ground in consideration that defendant would pay off and discharge an encumbrance.on the same for $5,000, and pay plaintiff a further sum of $5,000; that defendant paid plaintiff $241 in cash, and for the balance of the $5,000 delivered two certain notes of Barton Able, indorsed by Dan. Able, each for $2,379.50, at sixty and ninety days, which notes defendant then and there guaranteed and promised the plaintiff would be paid at the times they fell due respectively, or, if not paid at…