Steger v. Jackson

Opinion op the Court by

John D. Carroll, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellee brought this suit upon a note for one thousand dollars, dated June 1, 1904, due twelve mo'nths after date, and signed by Edward M. and Emma 0 Hansen and appellant.

In his answer, appellant sought to defeat a recovery against him upon the ground that the note sued on was a renewal of a -note for one thousand dollars executed in 1894 by Edward M. and Emma O. Hansen to appellee with appellant as surety. That when he signed the note sued on, he had been released as surety on the original note by the seven years statute of…