Johnson v. First National Bank

The First National Bank of Shellman brought suit against A. H. Johnson on two promissory notes executed to it by the defendant. Defendant entered a general denial and also set up in his answer the special defense that the plaintiff had agreed to sell certain collaterals given in connection with the notes sued on, so as to hold defendant harmless, and that plaintiff had breached its agreement by failure to do so, thereby damaging him in the amount sued for; which defense was stricken by the judge on demurrer, thereby leaving only a general denial to the suit. The defendant in his bill of…