Rees v. Simons

Benjamin Simons, Ezekiel Simons and Max Thurmaner, who describe themselves as partners under the name of B. Sf M. Simons Sf Co., sued Rees and Me Cole upon a promissory note payable to the order of B. Sf M. Simons Sf Co. The note is as follows:

“ $945 00. Cincinnati, Ohio, May 11,1854. Six months after date we, the subscribers, of Noblesville, county of Hamilton, and state of Indiana, promise to pay to the order of jB. Sf M. Simons Sf Co. 945 dollars for value received, without any relief from valuation or appraisement laws. [Signed] J. H. Rees, S. R. Me Cole.”

The defendants answered the…