Lacy v. Edwards

Plaintiff brought suit in the justice court of Murray county against the defendant to recover $125 on a promissory note. Prom a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant. appealed to the district court.. A verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff was there rendered, and defendant appeals from same. For convenience the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The execution of the note was admitted. The defense to the action was failure of consideration, duress, and material alteration of the note. The contention of counsel in this appeal is that the trial court…