Lock v. LaFevers

PREWITT, Judge.

Plaintiff sued her former daughter-in-law for a $4,000 indebtedness evidenced by a “Promissory Note” signed by defendant and plaintiff’s son. Since they signed the document, their marriage has been dissolved. Defendant filed a third-party petition against her former husband seeking contribution from him if she had to pay any of the debt.

Defendant testified that the purpose of the note was to ensure that if defendant and her then husband died that plaintiff would be paid and that otherwise no payment was intended. Defendant said she prepared the note and it was signed because…