Beeler v. Clarke

The cause of action in this case is a promissory note for $300, made by the appellant to the appellee April 26th, 1877, and payable 60 days after date, suit having been instituted Sept. 3rd, 1898. The pleas were the general issue and the statute of limitations. The case was tried before the Court without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was rendered for plaintiff for the amount of the note with interest. At the trial the appellee offered the note in evidence, which he testified was in the handwriting of the appellant, and was given to secure a loan of $300, then made, no part of which…