Furr v. Keesler

J. C. Acrey, R. M. Keesler, and S. O. Keesler •executed two joint promissory notes with homestead waiver, for $62.50 each, payable one year after date, at eight per cent, per annum, and made them payable to Mrs. H. M. Edwards or bearer. Furr sued upon them as bearer. However, he took the notes after maturity, and the defendants were therefore allowed to set up any defense they might have asserted against the original payee. Acrey was not served. The two Keeslers pleaded and proved that they were securities only. They further pleaded, “That the notes were given for $125. That as soon as the…