Pfeil v. Loeb

Plaintiff, as assignee and owner of a promissory note, brought suit against the defendants, makers of the note, to recover the face value of the note with interest. The defendants moved the court to strike plaintiff’s statement of claim, which motion was overruled. The defendants elected to stand by their motion and refused to file an affidavit of merits. The court thereupon entered judgment in favor of plaintiff and against the defendants on the statement of claim for $1,452, and the defendants appeal.

The question for decision therefore is, whether plaintiff’s statement of claim was…