Bavarian Brewing Co. v. Retkowski

In this action, the plaintiff company declared in the usual form on a promissory note, and attached a copy of the note to the declaration. The note sued on was a renewal note made by Jennie Poniecki for the payment of two thousand dollars absolutely. On the back of the note in blank, John Retkowski, the defendant, *227placed his signature as indorser with the signatures of three other endorsers, before delivery of the note to the plaintiff company. The defendant pleaded the general issue of non assumpsit and eight amended pleas in bar, in the nature of pleas in confession and avoidance with…