Eaves v. Keeton

This suit on a promissory' note involves the right of the holder to have judgment against *426the appealing defendant, J. W. Keeton, as endorser. When we speak of defendant we mean J. W. Keeton, unless otherwise indicated. The record discloses that one Claud Wood is the maker of the note and _ Joseph E. Burgess is the payee. Such payee sold or traded the note to W. R. Keeton for a team of mules at or about the time of its date and endorsed the same in blank by writing his name on the back of such note. Shortly thereafter the defendant, J. W. Keeton, father of W. R. Keeton, having the note in his…