Furst v. Carrico

The appellants, sellers of goods to Robert Glenn Carrico on credit, sued the appellees as guarantors of payment. The guaranty was alleged to be in writing. The buyer, too, was made a party defendant, but the record contains no subsequent proceedings referring to him, and it has been stated in argument that a judgment by default was taken against him. Each of the supposed guarantors filed general issue pleas, that he never promised as alleged, and never was indebted as alleged, and on these pleas issue was joined. A third plea, filed by each, denied execution or signature of the writing, and…