Davis v. Davis

The plaintiff brought this action against his wife to recover upon a negotiable promissory note in the amount of $38,725, payable to his order, claiming that his wife executed the same June 16, 1936, and that he was the owner. In an answer, the defendant, after denying that the plaintiff was the owner of a valid note or that she was indebted to him, set up a second, third and fourth separate defense. The second defense alleged that the signature upon the instrument sued upon had been obtained by fraud in that she had been presented a blank note for signature which she had been induced to sign…