McCowen v. McCord

This is a suit bjr an executrix against a widow for the principal sum of $3434 upon a promissory note, by which she obligated herself to pay a debt owing by her deceased husband to the plaintiff’s testatrix. A verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of the defendant. It is undisputed that the note was given by the widow for a debt which had been contracted by the husband. There was no testimony to indicate that any agreement existed between the creditor of the deceased husband and the widow herself that her note was to be taken in extinguishment of the creditor’s claim against the…