Holcomb v. Sloan

October 26, 1868, William Holcomb and Jesse Holcomb gave Sloan their joint and several promissory note for $500 payable two years after date with annual interest at ten per cent. In May, 1869, Jesse Holcomb died. December 1st, 1877, Sloan brought this suit against William Holcomb on the note. It bore three indorsements upon the back, the last bearing date March 9, 1872, and covering a payment of $319.45 made 'by the administrator of the estate of Jesse Holcomb, and this payment was made after allowance by commissioners on the claim when exhibited by Sloan. At the trial Holcomb insisted upon…