H. D. Lee Mercantile Co. v. Mercantile Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The H. D. Lee Mercantile Company brought this action against the Mercantile Company and Robert Pringle upon two promissory notes, one of which was executed May 1, 1924, for $577.16, and the other on January 22, 1925, for $547. The names of both defendants were signed on the face of the notes as makers and the execution of them was admitted. The Mercantile Company admitted that it owed the amount of the first note, but alleged that it was entitled to a credit on the second note of $238.10. The defendant, Pringle, answered that the…