Wicks v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Bourbon District Court. Mitchell and two others brought their separate suits • upon three several promissory notes. Except as to the amount, the payee, and day of payment, the notes were alike.
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Error from Bourbon District Court. Mitchell and two others brought their separate suits • upon three several promissory notes. Except as to the amount, the payee, and day of payment, the notes were alike. The following is a copy of one of the notes: “$677.81. Fort Scott, August 3d, 1870. “Nine months after date we or either of us promise to pay to the order of John Mitchell six hundred and seventy- - seven and 81.100 dollars, for value received, and AAÚth interest from date at the rate of seven per cent, per annum. “E. B. Wicks. “F. S. Boice. “Mes. Frances A. Wicks.” Mrs. Wioks filed an…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
These three cases present the same question and may be considered together. The defendants in error brought their several actions upon promissory notes signed by plaintiff in error, and by E. B. Wicks and F. S. Boice, Plaintiff in error answered, alleging her coverture, that said notes Avere given in satisfaction of certain accounts due by the firm of Wicks & Boice, that no consideration therefor passed to her, that they Avere not given for her OAvn benefit or for the benefit of her separate estate,.nor Avith reference thereto, and that she…
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