Judd v. Judd

Plaintiff sued defendant in assumpsit to recover the amount due on a $1,000 note, dated Feb*613ruary 2, 1897, and payable 10 years thereafter. Defendant pleaded the general issue and gave notice of set-off. Subsequently several amendments were made to the plea and notice, but the final one was an affidavit denying that the defendant knowingly executed the note. The matter came on for trial before a jury, and plaintiff produced the note, gave evidence that the signature was the plaintiff’s and showed the amount due upon the note. Plaintiff’s proofs disclosed that the defendant was a married woman…