First National Bank of Dixon v. Spangler

The action is on three promissory notes, for two thousand dollars, one thousand dollars, and five hundred dollars respectively—all executed by defendant N. R. Spangler. The theory of the plaintiff is that at the time of the execution of the notes the two defendants were co-partners engaged in the butcher business and that said notes represented the obligation of the firm although signed only by N. R. Spangler. The court found this theory to be true as to the two notes aggregating three thousand dollars but that the five hundred dollar note represents the sole obligation of N. R. Spangler, and…