Schierman v. Beckett

Black, C.

— The appellee Beckett sued his co-appellee, Elizabeth Schierman, and the appellants upon a promissory note executed by the defendants to the plaintiff February 16th, 1881, payable one day after date.

The appellee Elizabeth answered, alleging that the only consideration for the note sued on was that it was given as a part payment upon a pretended contract for the sale of land by the plaintiff to her .co-defendant Martin Schierman; that it had no relation to, or connection with, any other transaction or any contract or business to which she was a party; and that at the time of signing…