McConnell v. Beattie

This suit was commenced in May,'1868, by petition in debt, by Andrew J. Cunningham, the holder of the notes, against J. M. Jones, who appeared, on the face of the notes, to be a surety for the maker, J. W. Dillard. The notes were for $500 each, dated December 1,1860, and payable, respectively, on the first days of January, 1862 and 1863.

The answer sets up that the notes were given for the purchase of certain lands, by Dillard, upon which there was a lien retained; that they were assigned by the vendor and payee, one to Justice Rives and the other to Edwin Dickinson, and had become, each,…