Cleveland v. Hughes

Suit upon a promissory note. Answer, in several paragraphs, setting up fraud, usury, failure of consideration, &c.

The defendants appended to their answer several interrogatories which they called upon the plaintiff to respond to under oath.

The rule for answer was taken on the eighth day of the term. The answer and interrogatories were filed on the ninth day, and a rule for an answer to the interrogatories was taken.

Afterwards, on the latter day, the plaintiff’s attorney filed the following affidavit:

“ State of Indiana, Hendricks county, ss. Personally appeared in ppen Court, Leander M.…