Woodruff v. Webb

Harrison, J.:

This was a suit by James P. Webb against William E. Wood-ruff, on a promissory note made by the latter to Liberty Bartlett for $1000, dated May 18th, 1871, payable four months after date, with 10 per cent, interest from date, and assigned to the plaintiff for value before maturity.

In his answer, the defendant averred, that he, in 1859, became the security of George A. Worthen, who had since died, in a note, to Thomas Fraser, on which note Fraser, after the death of Worthen, brought suit and recovered judgment against the defendant, and that in settlement of the judgment he gave…