Bussey v. Bank of Malvern

Steele Hays, Judge.

This case began as an action by the appellee, Bank of Malvern, against the appellants, William A. Wingo and Frances Wingo, William E. Fenter and Louise Fenter and Earl T. Bussey, on a promissory note seeking judgment in the amount of $77,532.50 plus interest. By their answer to the complaint, the appellants admitted that they had signed the promissory note but denied liability under the note on the grounds of failure of consideration and misrepresentations perpetrated upon them by an officer of the bank.

Appellants requested a jury trial. A jury was impanelled, and the case…