Hart Pioneer Nurseries v. Coryell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Milton, J.:

The note sued on herein by Martin Coryell was given to him by George W. Combs and U. B. Pearsall, two of the parties in this action, on August 16, 1889, for borrowed money in the sum of *497$1000. Judgment was entered against them as sureties and against the Bank of Fort Scott and the Hart Pioneer Nurseries as principals on the note. The makers of the note were then partners under the firm name of the Hart Pioneer Nurseries. Being heavily indebted, principally to the Bank of Fort Scott, they organized a corporation with a capital stock of…