Mobley v. Childs

Bkoyles, O. J.

1. Where a promissory note was signed as follows: “Trustees Butler School District, by O. W. Eoy, Chairman, by'S. E. Cox, Secretary & Treasurer,” no intention was shown thereby that the chairman and the secretary and treasurer signing the note should be liable. On the contrary, it is plain that the intention was that the school district should be liable; and a suit to enforce individual liability against the officials could not be maintained. The fact that at the date of the execution of the note there was no law authorizing any school district of this State to make such a…