Farrar v. Lyon

Farrar sued Lyon upon a negotiable promissory note. Lyon answered that he paid the note to the agent of the plaintiff, who then had the note in his possession. The court tried the cause without a jury, and rendered a general verdict for the plaintiff, and then found that the defendant was indebted to the plaintiff in a sum stated. There is no decision of the court, except as it appears in the entry of the verdict and judgment. There is no finding of the issue of payment, except as it is argumentatively involved in finding that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff. The same finding would…