Metropolitan Bank v. Muller

The opinion of the Court was delivered by.

Milleb, J.

This appeal is by six defendants, sued as endorsers of a promissory note. The defence is, omitting exceptions not insisted upon, that the defendants are sureties, liable each only for his virile share, and the answers insist the plaintiff’s demand be restricted to the portion of each defendant, i. e., one-sixth of the debt. The petition claimed judgment against defendants in solido, the judgment ■in solido was rendered, and the appeal presents the single question of the character of the obligation incurred by defendants in placing their…