Owens v. Farmers' & Merchants' Bank of Duke

Opinion by

HATCHETT, C.

The Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank of Duke brought this suit in the district court of Osage county against J. A. Owens, upon a promissory note executed by the defendant, Owens, to the Duke State Bank of Duke, alleging that after the execution of said note the Duke State Bank sold, assigned, and transferred the same to the plaintiff. The defendant answered as follows, omitting the caption:

“Comes now the defendant, J. A. Owens, and in an- • swer to petition of plaintiff filed herein, alleges and states that the defendant denies each and every allegation contained in the…