Goff v. Craig
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Huntington Circuit Court; Samuel E. Cook, Judge. Action by John Craig and another against John Goff. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.
— Appellees sued appellant on a promissory note for $58, and recovered judgment. On appeal, the only error assigned is the action of the trial court in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial. Two grounds are assigned in this motion: (1) That the verdict of the jury Is not sustained by sufficient evidence, and (2) that the verdict is contrary to law.
The complaint is based on the note, and is in the usual form. The answer was in three paragraphs, the first setting up a want of consideration, and the second a failure of consideration for the note sued on. The third paragraph avers, in…
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