Lucas v. Owens

- Thomas J. Owens brought this suit against Andrew W. Johnson and Sarah C. Lucas, joint makers of a promissory note, which fell due in one year from the date thereof, and called for the payment of $760, and interest.

Mrs. Lucas, in the second and fourth paragraphs of her separate answer, set up as a defence, that her co-defendant, Johnson, had induced her to sign the note sued on as his surety, by means of certain false and fraudulent representations, which are particularly set out, and which she alleges were relied on by her.

Without setting out the facts pleaded in any greater detail, it is…