Florence v. Pattillo

Three actions upon promissory notes were brought by Florence against Pattillo in the county court. In the superior court, to which they were carried by appeal, they were consolidated and tried together as one case. It appears from the record that the firm of Florence & Hiles sold to the defendant a newspaper known as the “ Greensboro Herald-Journal,” together with its outfit, at the price of $3,200; that he paid $2,000 in cash or its equivalent, and gave the notes sued on for the balance. These notes were subsequently assigned by the partnership to Florence. It further appears that in the…