Commercial National Bank v. Hutchinson Box Board & Paper Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff recovered judgment on a negotiable promissory note. The defendants appeal.

For a statement of the facts in this case and of the questions involved, we quote from the defendants’ brief, as follows:

“On December 30, 1914, the appellee filed its petition against the appellants, declaring on five promissory notes of different dates, executed by *351the defendants. On April 6, 1915, the defendant, The Hutchinson Box Board & Paper Company, which will be hereinafter referred to as the Paper Company, filed its answer and cross petition;…