Burgess v. Torrence

B. W. Torrence brought, suit against Mattie L. Burgess, a .married woman, on a promissory note signed by her and given under . her written rent contract with the plaintiff. The defendant admitted • ■ signing the note sued on, but filed a defense setting up: (1) that she ■ was not indebted .to the plaintiff, and received no consideration .or benefit from the signing of the Hots' sued on; that the note was given < for the rent of a farm rented’ by the plaintiff to her husband, Gillám *194Burgess; that she was forced by the plaintiff, acting through her husband, to sign tbe note; that her husband…