Stedham v. Fulton Metal Bed Manufacturing Co.
Stedham v. Fulton Metal Bed Manufacturing Co.
Opinion of the Court
1. On the trial of a suit to recover on a note, where it was undisputed from the evidence that this note, and a number of other notes of even date therewith which it appeared had been paid, were together executed in full settlement of all claims between the parties to date, and where it did not appear that at the time of the execution of the notes there was any dispute between the parties as to the amount of the indebtedness, a charge to the jury that the plaintiff contended that there was a compromise or an accord and satisfaction and a settlement between the parties and that the amount due by the defendant to the plaintiff was merged into notes, and a further charge of the
2. The execution of the note being admitted, and there being an issue of fact as to the correctness of certain credits which should be made upon the note, the amount found for the plaintiff was authorized.
3. No error appears, and the court did not err in overruling the motion for new ts/ial.
Judgment affirmed.
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