Johnson v. Mitchell

Gould, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by B. F. Mitchell against appellants, W. L. Johnson and C. B. Bedford, the makers of a promissory note, payable January 1, 1873, to J. W. Crabtree or bearer, and against Crabtre ,, who had indorsed the note as follows: “I hereby assign OrT within note to S. L. Gilbert for value received, and giiarvu.tee the solvency of the makers of said note, 11th of Fey ¡'ember, 1873.—J. W. Crabtree.”

The averments of Mitehel-V. petition as to his rigid 1,1 title to the instrument'sued on wore, that lie was the unj-y ‘ holder and owner of the note; that Crabtree…