Palmer v. Carpenter

Ragan, C.

In the district court of Saline county Mrs. P. L. Carpenter recovered a judgment . on a promissory note against James Palmer and the latter has filed here a petition in error to review that judgment.

1. There is little if any dispute as to the material facts of the case and they are briefly as follows: Joshua and James Palmer were brothers and Joshua became largely indebted to Mrs. Carpenter for money borrowed for which he executed to her his note and by the contract between them Joshua was to, pay interest on the money borrowed at the rate of 18 per cent per annum.

In 1890 Joshua and…