Central Missouri Trust Co. v. Smith

This suit, originating in the probate court, is in the form of a demand against the estate of E. C. Smith, deceased, based on a promissory note for $2850, dated January 20, 1920, due sixty days after date purporting to be signed by E. C. Smith, payable to L. C. Smith and endorsed in blank by him (L. C. Smith is a son of E. C. Smith). After a judgment in plaintiff’s favor, the case was appealed to the circuit court, and there tried de novo before a jury. Verdict and judgment was in plaintiff’s favor, and the defendant has appealed.

The note forming the foundation of the demand was originally…