Barreda v. Merchants' Nat. Bank

This is a suit instituted by appellee against appellant .to recover on a promissory note for $6,500, with interest at 10 per cent, per annum and 10 per cent, attorneys’ fees if placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or if suit was instituted, less a credit of $1,640.80, made on June $0, 1915. Appellant admitted execution of the note sued on, but alleged that it was given to liquidate a certain note for $4,566.83 previously given by appellant to appellee and a certain promissory note given by appellant to one Payne then amounting to $1,640.80; that on April 28, 1915, appellee loaned…