Jordan v. Walker

This was an action of debt, brought by Sallie E. Jordan, as administratrix of Pleasant Jordan, deceased, against William Walker, in the Crawford circuit court, at the November term thereof, 1866, on a writing obligatory, bearing date March ,4, 1863, for $1,000, with interest at ten per cent.

The defendant interposed one special plea in bar, alleging that the writing obligatory was executed by him to the plaintiffs intestate, in his life time, in consideration of Confederate treasury notes, loaned and advanced by the plaintiff’s intestate to the defendant, and for no other consideration.

The…