Legal Opinion
Scales v. Cox
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 23, 1886No. 12,556PublishedCited by 5 opinions
From the Pike Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtNiblack, C. J.
This action was commenced on the 8th day of June, 1885, and was brought by William H. Cox against Thomas J. Scales, Jarrett Stilwell and William Bass, upon a pi’omissory note for $500, dated the 18th day of Sep*262tember, 1882, and payable twelve months after date, with eight per cent, interest from date.
Scales made default. Stilwell and Bass answered together : First. In general denial. Secondly. Admitting the execution of the note, but averring that they executed the same as the sureties, and as the sureties only, for their co-defendant, Scales; that they, the said Stilwell and Bass, on the…
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