Reynolds v. Baldwin

Black, C.

— The appellees Baldwin and Spencer sued the appellants and John G. Reynolds upon their joint and several promissory note. A return of not found as to the defendant John G. Reynolds was suggested on the record. The other defendants answered in one paragraph, wherein they denied that they executed the note sued on, and alleged that it was executed without any consideration. The plaintiffs replied by a general denial.

The cause was submitted for trial before a jury. The plaintiffs introduced two witnesses, who testified that the services *58of an attorney in collecting the note sued on…