Reed v. Buys

Mrs. Reed was sued as joint maker with her husband and son of a promissory note for four thousand ■dollars, dated January 24, 1874, but in fact given in June, 1874, in place of a former note of that date. She made some payments which were indorsed.

The defense was that the note was not given for any purpose relating to her own property or interest.

It is not disputed that the original note of January, 1874, was given by her husband and signed by her, in fact as a surety, for money due from him to the original payee Mr. Buys, partly for existing debts and partly for new advances. The second note…