Simpson v. Langley

Per Ceriam.

This suit was instituted by appellee, Lawrence B. Langley, against appellant, John H. Simpson, upon a promissory note executed by the latter to the former, under date of November 16, 1892, and payable ninety days thereafter. The note is for the sum of twenty-five hundred (2500) dollars, with interest at eight per cent per annum. It is alleged that both principal and interest are due and unpaid.

The defendant, in his answer, avers that the note was given in settlement of a commission for the sale of real estate, earned by plaintiff and defendant jointly; that as a part of the…