Dwire v. Gentry

Appellant states his case thus: “This case was brought upon a promissory note. The defendant Gentry was not found and no proceedings were had against him. The defendant Watkins answered, among other things, the statute of limitations, and that he was surety for Gentry. The evidence shows, and there is no controversy upon that proposition, that Watkins was surety for Gentry; that Gentry made several payments upon the note without the knowledge or consent of Watkins, and that the statute of limitations had not run after the last payment by Gentry. So the question raised, and the only question,…