Fleetwood v. Brown

This action is by appellee upon a promissory note, executed by appellant. The first alleged error, argued by appellant, is the sustaining of a demurrer to the second paragraph of his answer. That paragraph may be summarized as follows:

*568In 1879, Jesse Fleetwood, the father of the parties hereto,, was the owner of two hundred and forty acres of land in: Jackson county, and was a resident of that county, where-also his wife and children, including the parties hereto, resided, and have still resided. In that year, Jesse Fleetwood abandoned his family and property and left the State, and his…