Madison Township v. Dunkle

The material allegations of the appellant’s complaint are these : That in 1874 the defendant was elected trustee of Madison township, and qualified according to law; that he resigned the office in September, 1877, and James S. McMurray was appointed his successor ; that after McMurray had qualified, he and Dunkle settled the accounts between Dunkle and the township, and ascertained that Dunkle was indebted to it in the sum of $2,056.71, and that he then executed to McMurray, as trustee, his note for that sum; that the note was executed “ as evidence of the indebtedness and for the purpose of…