National Bank of Commerce v. Laughlin

In its origin (taking plaintiff’s petition as the origin) this suit apparently involved a simple suit upon a note for $3000, dated April 24, 1918, payable to National Bank of Commerce, and signed by Henry D. Laughlin. Said note was due and payable on July 23, 1918, and bore interest from such date at eight per cent.

Defendant plead by way of answer and counterclaim, which were met by a reply. The simple suit upon the $3000 note, supra, finally resulted in a verdict of the jury, in these words:

“We, the jury, find for the defendant on plaintiff’s cause of action; and we further find for the…