Feather v. Feather's Estate

Claimant presented for allowance a claim against the estate of his deceased wife. The claim was for money paid in discharge of a note executed by deceased and claimant. Claimant asserts that he-was a mere surety, and that the obligation was the obligation of deceased. It appears by the testimony that Mrs. Feather was the owner of a farm consisting of 72 acres of land, upon which the parties lived; that, some time before her death, a note was given to a sister of the deceased, Mrs. *386Brainard, for $1,200, borrowed money. The question for determination by the jury was whether this money was…