Taggares v. Wagener

This action was initiated by the appellant as a suit on a promissory note executed by the respondent in satisfaction of a pre-existing indebtedness. The appellant sought to recover the face value of the note at the time of the trial, $3,242.56, plus accumulated interest and reasonable attorney’s fees. The respondent replied, admitting execution of the note, but claiming that the note was executed as part of a marketing agreement whereby the respondent was to grow potatoes on a certain fifteen-acre tract rented to him by one Rawlings; that, under this agreement, the appellant was to purchase…