Farmers Supply Co. v. Weis

Action to recover the amount due upon two promissory notes signed by one Maurer and the respondent herein. The defense of the respondent, here material, was to the effect that he executed the n.otes as the surety of Maurer, that the payee, having notice of such fact, extended the time of payment of the notes without the respondent’s consent. Verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed from an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

The plaintiff assigns several alleged errors, but its main contention is that there was no evidence to show…