Hickman v. Richardson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The action in the district court was on a promissory note. The defense was a failure of consideration; the defendants recovered a judgment for costs, from which the plaintiff has appealed.

The note was executed by the defendants November 21, 1906, payable to the order of J. Crouch & Son, in payment of a stallion purchased for breeding purposes. The petition alleged that the note' was endorsed in due course before maturity to the National Fowler Bank of LaFayette, Ind., and that the bank endorsed it to the plaintiff for full value. The answer…