White v. Blitch

This was an action by W. M. Blitch against J. C. White upon a promissory note and a draft for the aggregate amount of $121.16, besides interest. In his answer the defendant, after alleging that the note and draft were given for an engine, boiler, cotton-gin, and condenser, set up failure of consideration and various other defenses. Among other things, it was averred that Blitch expressly agreed that he “would put said machinery in thorough repair and make said machinery gin the entire crop of the said J. C. White for the year 1897;” that Blitch had failed to comply with this undertaking on…