Davenport v. King

The appellees sued John Davenport and Abraham L. Davenport on a promissory note, dated April 14th, 1875, due sixty days after date, for one thousand dollars.

Abraham L. Davenport answered as follows :

1. The general denial.

2. Payment.

3. “ That he was and is surety on said note describedin the complaint; that the plaintiffs were and are commission' merchants, engaged in buying and selling grain and produce, at Toledo, Ohio; that the defendant John Davenport,, the principal maker of said note, was engaged in buying- and shipping grain and produce from Indiana to Toledo, Ohio; that, after the…