Minneapolis Thrashing-machine Co. v. Currey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Graves, J.:

This is a suit to recover judgment on three promissory notes and foreclose a real-estate mortgage given to secure their payment. The defendants in an unverified general denial admitted the execution of the notes and mortgage, but by way of further answer and cross-petition pleaded the entire transaction, *367of which the notes and mortgage mentioned in the petition were only a part. The pleading stated, in substance, that the defendants purchased a steam thrashing outfit of the plaintiff, for which they gave the three notes sued on and six…