Liter v. Hoagland

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Siler

Reversing.

E. C. Hoagland, the appellee, sued W. T. Liter, the appellant, on a promissory note. Before the evidence had been completed, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of Hoagland. Judgment for the amount of the note having been entered against Liter, he is now seeking a reversal by this appeal.

The directed verdict for Hoagland was based upon the assumed merit of his reply in which he pled limitation as a complete bar against the defense set up by Liter, who had pled full payment of this debt by some subsequent transactions following the execution…