United States v. Szapowal

DONOVAN, District Judge.

This is a non-jury action to enforce payment of a promissory note. The plaintiff, the United States of America, is the holder of a promissory note bearing date of August 12, 1959, payable to the order of United Roofing and Construction in the amount of $4,337.46, and executed by Mychajlo Szapowal and Maria Szapowal, defendants and third-party plaintiffs.

Mychajlo Szapowal and Maria Szapowal are husband and wife. They are Polish immigrants who entered the United States in the year 1952. Both of them speak, write and understand the English language to a limited degree.

The…