Hentz v. Jewell

The questions of fact as well as of law are by written stipulation submitted to the court upon the pleadings and evidence. The suit is brought to recover the amount due upon two promissory notes, — one dated November 1, 1879, for the sum of $4,727.27, payable 90 days after date, and the other dated November 15, 1879, for $4,727.26, payable at 90 days, and both signed “J. D. Jewell &Bro.” The declaration alleges that W. A. Jewell, the defendant, was a member of the firm of J. D. Jewell & Bro., and one of the makers of said notes.

One of the defenses set up against a recovery upon these notes,…