Hamburg Bank v. Jones

Appellant brought this action on March 10, 1938, against appellee to recover judgment on his unpaid promissory note for $6,000, dated July 8, 1933, and due October 10, 1933, with interest from date at 10 per cent, per annum. Appellee, although admitting his signature on said note, defended on the grounds: 1, that the note was never a completed instrument in that it was to be signed by another before delivery; 2, that his signature thereto was obtained through fraud and misrepresentation, which was known- to and participated in by appellant; and 3, that it was wholly without consideration…