First National Bank of West Union v. Freeman
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Doddridge County. Action by tbe First National Bank of West Union against William W. Freeman, and from a judgment in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
Freeman’s defense to his note sued on, as shown by his special plea in writing, was that it was made without consideration and solely for the accommodation of plaintiff under the facts and circumstances set out in the plea. The sufficiency of this plea as a defense to the action was before trial certified to us and here held to be good in law, though the facts pleaded were provable under the general issue. First National Bank of West Union v. Freeman, 83 W. Va. 477. On the former hearing we reversed the judgment below striking out the special plea, and remanded the case to the…
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