Mathews v. Norman

The appellees in this case sued the appellant upon three promissory notes, executed by him, payable to them as administrators of the estate of John B. Norman, deceased. Each of the notes contained a provision that if it had to be collected by law, the judgment of the court should include a reasonable attorney’s fee for bringing the suit and collecting the amount due. The complaint was in three paragraphs, one upon each note. In each paragraph, there was an allegation of the value of the attorney’s fee, and that the note was due and unpaid.

Separate motions were filed to require a division of…