Caton v. First Nat. Bank of Ozark

The First National Bank of Ozark, Ala., plaintiff in the court below brought its action in assumpsit, to recover of R.A. Caton, defendant in the court below, certain money alleged to be due by promissory note. The defendant interposed his plea of the general issue, and a verified plea that the plaintiff was not the owner of the instrument sued upon. There was judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

The complaint contained but one count, and declared upon a promissory note alleged to have been executed by defendant on the 22d day of March, 1921, and payable to G.P. Dowling Hardware…