Elston v. Gillis

The appellants brought this suit, against the appellees, upon a promissory note made by David Gillis and Emma Gillis; secured by a mortgage executed by the same parties on certain lands. The note is payable to William L. Lee, and assigned by regular endorsements to the appellants. David Gillis answered as follows :

That, on the 12th day of July, 1876, George W. Conrad instituted a suit in the Montgomery Circuit Court against William L. Lee, the payee of the note sued on ; that on the same day Conrad procured an attachment on the goods and chattels of Lee, and, on affidavit, sued out a writ of…