Furnish v. Burge

The bill in this cause was filed to collect a note given by defendant to J. 'K. Lassing, and by Lassing indorsed to complainant. It averred merely the making and indorsing of the note, the credits to which it was entitled, and the balance due, with interest, and prayed for decree. The statements of the bill were as direct and concise as a declaration, and might very well have been filed as such in a court of law. It made no further or broader question than such a declaration would have done. The defense, and only defense, was a plea of non est factum. It was in the Code form, and as follows:…