Faulkner v. Gilbert

IRVINE, C.

This was an action by Faulkner, as assignee of the Connecticut River Savings Bank, against Gilbert, on a contract whereby it Avas alleged that Gilbert had guarantied the payment of a promissory note made by one Parkins and his wife to Benjamin A. Gibson, and which had become the property of the Connecticut River Bank. Of the several matters pleaded in defense the only one submitted to the jury was want of consideration for the contract of guaranty. There was a verdict and a judgment for defendant.

The theory of the plaintiff was that Parkins and Gilbert Avere indebted to Gibson on a…