Crabb v. Atwood & Co.

In July, 1851, the appellees filed in the office of the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, a note, of which the following is a copy:

“ $653.68 Philadelphia, June 20,1850,

“ Six months after date the subscriber, of Columbus, of the county of Bartholomew, state of Indiana, promises to pay to the order of Atwood 8f Co, six hundred and fifty-throe dollars, 68 cents, value received, without defalcation, and without relief from any valuation or appraisement laws. [Signed,] S. Crabb.

“ Cr. on book, June 24, by cash, ----- $100

“ “ by 5 per cent. - - - - 5

105.”

At the April term (1853) of that Court, an…