Donovan v. Griffin

MERRILL, Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs in their suit on a promissory note, dated December 26, 1961. The face of the note was $8,000.00 but the addition of interest raised the amount of the judgment to $14,700.00.

The trial was begun on the Code form complaint and a plea of the general issue. By the end of the first day, the plaintiffs had put on their evidence and rested. On the second day, the defendant filed special pleas setting up payment, the statute of limitations of six years, and material alteration of the note so as to change the due date from February…