Thomas v. Basden & Carrell

Basden & Carrell sued John H. Thomas to recover a balance of $474.96 due on a promissory note executed and delivered to them by him, and to foreclose. a mortgage lien on certain personal property for which said note was given. Thomas answered, and alleged that the consideration for said note had failed in part; that said note was given for one Reo truck, 45 head of hogs, 171 swill or garbage cans and certain garbage contracts held at that time by said firm; that they represented to him that-96 of said cans were in service at the Baker Hotel; that they had a' contract with the Baker Company, a…