Gurley v. O'Dwyer

—Tlie plaintiffs sued Van Gieson, Turner and the defendant, before a justice of the peace on a promissory note for $103.70, dated May 21, 1892, *349and bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum from date. Van Grieson made default and Turner confessed judgment, but the defendant put in a plea of non est factum, and upon a trial thereof before the justice recovered judgment. From this judgment the plaintiffs appealed to the circuit court, where the defendant’s plea . of non est factum was tried anew before a jury. The jury found for the plaintiffs, and returned the following verdict: