Three Rivers National Bank v. Gilchrist

This action was brought on a promissory note of $300, signed by Sarah A. Gilchrist and her-husband, J. M. Gilchrist. The note sued on was the last of several renewals of a note for the same amount given originally in August, 1884. The defense on the part of Mrs. Gilchrist is that she was a married woman living *254with her husband, and that she signed the noteas surety for her husband. The case was tried before the court without a jury, who found that the original note and its renewals were given by Mrs. Gilchrist for her own debt, and that she did not sign the same as surety for her husband. A…