Whitehall v. Lane

In this action, the appellees, as plaintiffs, sued the appellant, as defendant, in the court of common pleas of Warren county, Indiana, to recover the amount alleged to he due upon a promissory note executed by the appellant to the appellees.

The appellant answered, admitting the execution of the note in suit, but alleging a total failure of the consideration of said note, and giving in detail the particulars thereof.

The cause was put at issue and tried by a jury in the court of common pleas, at its February term, 1872, and a verdict was returned for the appellant, and judgment was rendered…