Jenkins v. Beeler

The pleadings in these two cases are very much involved. For the sake of brovily, we will refer to tlie action in equity as the “Jenkins Case” and the action at law as the “Hadley Case.”

In the Jenkins ease, the petition was filed in May, 1928. The plaintiff sought to recover from the Beelers on a certain promissory note dated October 10, 1925, which note was one of several executed by the Beelers to Ray and Ralph Mills. The note in suit in the Jenkins case was transferred by the Mills to C. R. Hadley and thereafter certain credits were endorsed thereon. It was afterwards transferred to…