Blanchard v. Porter

This is an action of contract. The plaintiff seeks judgment against both defendants upon a promissory note with interest. The answer of the defendants consists of a general denial, a plea of payment, a denial of the genuineness of their signatures, a denial of consideration, a failure of consideration, and a plea of the statute of limitations.

At the trial there was evidence tending to show:

The defendant, Isabel Porter, owned a farm, and her husband the defendant, Fred A. Porter, was operating and managing the farm for her. In the management of the farm she left it all to him to do as he saw…