Rice v. Morris

This was a suit by Scott Rice, as the assignee by delivery only, against Benton Q,. Morris, Isaiah J. *205Morris and Andrew J. Bates, upon a promissory note executed on the 21st day of March, 1874, for $564, and payable to the order of the Bank of Middleport in the State of Ohio, four months after date.

Bates answered, setting up his suretyship on the note, as to which there was no controversy. The other two defendants answered in three paragraphs.

The first charged that the plaintiff held five promissory notes of $900 each against one Barnes, all dated the 16th day of November, 1872, and due at…