Deen v. Baxley State Bank

The Baxley State Bank sued Mrs. D. D. Deen and another on a promissory note. Mrs. Deen filed her answer in which she admitted the execution of the note and receipt of notice of attorney’s fees, but denied that she was liable on the note in any amount because the proceeds of the note were applied by the plaintiff to a debt of her - husband, and that the note was without consideration as to her. She admitted a prima facie case and assumed the burden of proof. The evidence introduced by Mrs. Deen was that of herself and her husband to the effect that the proceeds of the note were used to apply…