Local Acceptance Company v. Kinkade

EAGER, Judge.

This case was transferred here by order of this court from the Springfield Court of Appeals. The opinion of that court appears at 353 S.W.2d 123. We shall state only such of the facts as are necessary in order to outline the issues and, where pertinent, to supplement the facts stated by the Court of Appeals.

The suit is one, purportedly, on an instalment note for a balance of $285, with interest and attorneys’ fees. We say “purportedly” because defendants deny that the instrument is a negotiable note. The verdict was for the defendants and judgment was entered accordingly. A…