Prifti v. Hendrick

This is an action of contract brought by the payee and holder of a promissory note, written for $2,300, to recover the balance due after the foreclosure of a second mortgage 'that was given as security for the note. The answer contained a general denial, plea of payment, denial of the defendant’s signature, an allegation of want of consideration, and an allegation that the note was obtained by fraud. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, but they answered in the affirmative the question whether the defendant executed the note in question. All the plaintiff’s exceptions relate to…