Davis v. Jordan

STOKES, Justice.

Appellant, J. C. Davis, instituted this suit against appellee, L. F. Jordan, upon a promissory note in the original sum of $556.20, seeking to recover a balance of $271.20 thereon, and to foreclose a chattel mortgage lien upon an automobile which he alleged was of value less than $1,000. Ap-pellee answered by general demurrer and general denial and a special plea to the effect that the suit was prematurely brought because the note sued upon was not yet due. He also filed a cross-action in which he alleged that the automobile had been involved in a collision and that, during…