Brown v. Searle

In this case, the appellants Brown and Brown sued the appellees Searle and Rice, in a complaint of five paragraphs, each of which counted upon a separate and distinct promissory note. The five notes were each dated March 2 2d, 1880, were each in the sum of $291.67, were all executed by the appellees, and were payable respectively in five, six, seven, eight and nine months after date to the appellants, *219by their partnership name of John Brown & Son. In each paragraph of complaint it was alleged as to the note therein sued upon, that it was past due and wholly unpaid. After-wards, and pending…