Coffin v. Trustees of Indiana Asbury University

This was a suit by the appellee against the *338appellants, upon a promissory note, of which the following is a copy:

“$1,000. Indianapolis, Nov-. 30th, 1866.

“ One year after date we promise to pay to the order of the-trustees of the Indiana Asbury University one thousand dollars, value received, without any relief from valuation or appraisement laws. (Signed) B. & S. Coffin.

• “ D. W. Coffin.

“ J. A. Coffin.”

The cause was put at issue and submitted to the court for trial, and the court made a special finding of the facts, and stated its conclusions of law thereon, in substance, as follows v “Prior…