Thayer v. Bolender

Mr. Presiding Justice Jones

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit instituted by W. W. Thayer against Adam H. Bolender to recover upon six promissory notes executed by Bolender and payable to Thayer. .On the trial the notes were numbered as plaintiff’s exhibits 1 to 6 inclusive, and are referred to by their exhibit numbers in this opinion. Four indorsements of credits appear on the back of each note and all of them are admitted to be in the handwriting of the plaintiff.

The defendant pleaded the general issue and the statute of limitations. With his pleas he filed an affidavit of…