Koen v. Gardner

RICE, Chief Justice.

Clyde Gardner instituted this suit in the County Court of Hamilton County against Mrs. L. W. Koen, a widow, seeking recovery of a money judgment against defendant for the amount due on a promissory, negotiable note executed by defendant and payable to the order of plaintiff.

Defendant answered by plea in abatement challenging the jurisdiction of said County Court because, she alleged, the note sued on was executed by her in renewal of a note executed by her deceased husband, L. W. Koen, upon whose estate administration was then pending in the probate division of the County…