First National Bank v. Shafer

delivered the opinion of the court. •

This case, instituted before a justice of the peace, was, upon appeal, tried to the court upon an agreed statement of facts. The judgment was against the plaintiff in error bank, who, upon a traverse of its answer to a garnishee summons, was held to be the debtor of Peter Balmer against whom the defendant in error had a judgment. The agreed record on error discloses, that on June 4th, 1915, Balmer was a farm tenant of one Signor, at which time they gave a joint note to the plaintiff in error for $1,300.00 due December 4th, following, securing it by a…