Doering v. Saum

The petition in this case contained two counts, one founded, on a promissory note, and the other founded on an account for interest due.

There is no question raised in this court, as to the issues tried on the second count; but the whole controversy in the case grows out of the defense set up by the defendant, Stephen Saum, to the note named in the first count. • The note sued on was as follows:

St. Louis, March 1st, 1869.

Twelve months after date we promise to pay to the order of Frederick Doering one thousand dollars, for value received, negotiable and payable without defalcation or discount,…