McGillis v. Anderson

This was an action on two due bills-issued to appellee for work performed by him for McGillis and Hogan, contractors, in the construction of a railroad in 1882. The due bills were issued by one L. E. Taylor, bookkeeper for the contractors, as were a large number of others at the same time to other parties who had done work for them.

Two defenses were interposed; one by sworn plea denying the execution of the instruments sued on, and the other by plea of the statute of limitations to the common counts. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for $361.77 in favor of appellee.

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