Dawson v. Tolman

This was a suit on a promissory note made by appellants to the order of Albert A. Riley, and indorsed by Riley to appellee. Appellants pleaded the general issue and two special pleas. The general issue was withdrawn. The first special plea was that Riley obtained the note from defendants as an accommodation note; that they executed and delivered it to Riley without receiving therefor any money, goods or other thing of value, and that they were not then in any way indebted to Riley, and that the plaintiff had notice, when the note was indorsed to him, that the same was made by defendants…