Edwards v. Harper

On September 7, 1920, appellee, Eva A. Edwards, began an action of assumpsit in the circuit court of Lee county against appellant, John Harper, and James Harper, his brother, to recover the balance due upon a promissory note. Appellant, John Harper, filed a plea of the general issue, together with a plea of the statute of limitations, and that he was surety on the note; that all payments made on the note were by James Harper, without his knowledge, consent or acquiescence, and were not ratified or authorized by him; that the cause of action did not accrue within ten years of the time of the…