Heckman v. Manning

Manning, Harris and Heckman were makers of a joint and several note to one Borner, payee. The note was for the purchase-price of a tract of land of which the three parties took an undivided one-third each, through conveyances to them. Manning claimed to have paid the note in full before maturity. He then transferred it to one Crook, who brought suit thereon against all the makers of *544. the note. Before judgment in this action the plaintiff settled with Harris, one of the defendants, upon the payment by the latter of $211 in money and deeding back his one-third interest in the land. A receipt…