Elder v. Lasswell

Bill in chancery by Elder against Lasswell, Comstock, Chenault, and Burke. The substance of the bill is, that the complainant and one Arnold Elder, since deceased, executed their note to Lasswell for 550 bushels of corn;—that in 1896, before this note became due, they obtained from Chenault and Burke, by assignment, a sealed note, executed by Lasswell and one Ephraim Comstock for 1,020 dollars and 82 cents, due on the 1st of March, 1820;—that Lasswell refused to permit this note to be set off against the one he held for the corn, and has obtained a judgment against the complainant for 88…