Alfriend v. Hughes

JUDGE HARDIN

delivered the opinion oe the court:

The appellants brought this action for the recovery of four hundred and two dollars, which they alleged the appellee was indebted to them “ for money paid, advanced, and loaned” to him by them in October, 1866, and which he had since that time promised to pay them.

The defendant, by his answer, denied the material allegations of the petition, but did not allege any new or special matter of defense.

A trial of the case resulted in a special verdict, which is as follows : “ We of the jury find that the money sued for was advanced by the plaintiffs…