Alford v. Thomas

— This is an action by plaintiff in error (as plaintiff) against defendants in error (as defendants) upon eleven promissory notes, in amounts approximating $40 each. Trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendants, and plaintiff in error seeks review of the proceedings by writ of error. The petition is in conventional form in eleven counts. The amended answer, upon which the case was tried, admits the execution of the notes and pleads as defenses (a) that the notes were procured by certain fraudulent representations; (b) that the notes have been fully discharged and…