Haygood v. McKenna

This is an action on a promissory note given in consideration of the lease of a predial estate, in which the defense interposed was that a portion of the property, which was subject to overflow, had been overflowed during the term of the lease, and that defendants were entitled to a proportional deduction in the rent, and defendants appeal from a judgment against them tor the full amount claimed.

The learned trial judge has filed a written opinion, which reads as follows:

“Plaintiff brings this suit to recover a balance due on a promissory note signed by the two defendants.

“The signature on the…