State Bank v. Belk

Duffie, C.

This is a creditors’ suit brought by the appellee against William Belk, Henrietta Belk, his wife, Nina Riggs, daughter of the said William and Henrietta Belk, and George A. Riggs, her husband. The undisputed facts are as follows:

At the May, 1899, term of the district court for Lancaster county the bank recovered judgment against Belk for about $450 and costs, taxed at upwards of $90. The basis of the judgment was a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:

“$300. Ceresco, Neb., Sept. 30, 1889.

“On demand after date,’ for value received, we jointly and severally promise to pay…