Leeman v. Page

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

H. T. Leeman, C. F. Prehm and John Page were sureties for W. L. Harper upon a bond. A liability accrued thereon which they were required to pay. To indemnify them Harper assigned to Leeman for their benefit some notes and accounts, any amount realized thereon beyond what was necessary for that purpose to be réturned to him. Among these notes were several given by one M. L. Hardin, for the aggregate amount of about $1000. Leeman put these notes in judgment in a Missouri court, caused execution to *481be issued and levied on a town lot, which he…