Rogers v. Blythe
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. J. L. Hendricks, Sp. Judge. This action was brought by Rogers for the use of the German Insurance Company, against Blythe, Cravens and Falconer, to recover a balance due on a promissory note, executed to him by the defendants, as sureties of Jerry Wolf, for the sum of $186.99. It was begun in a justice’s courtfrom .which it was taken by appeal to the circuit court, where i.t was tried by the court sitting as a jury,…
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APPEAL from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. J. L. Hendricks, Sp. Judge. This action was brought by Rogers for the use of the German Insurance Company, against Blythe, Cravens and Falconer, to recover a balance due on a promissory note, executed to him by the defendants, as sureties of Jerry Wolf, for the sum of $186.99. It was begun in a justice’s courtfrom .which it was taken by appeal to the circuit court, where i.t was tried by the court sitting as a jury, and without formal pleadings. On the trial, the plaintiff introduced the note. The testimony on behalf of defendants was…
1Per curiam
The court below found that the note in controversy was given to procure the dismissal of a pending prosecution. The evidence sustained the finding.
Affirmed.
2Cited by8 opinions
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