Durbon v. Kelley's
Durbon v. Kelley's
Opinion of the Court
Suit by Miller, assignee, on a note and mortgage. Answer, by way of set off, that said note and mortgage were executed by Durbon to one Kelley, the assignor of said Miller; that afterwards, John IF. Blake, Isaac D. Armstrong and said Kelley executed a joint note to one Clark, who.
To this a demurrer was sustained. This ruling presents the only point in the case.
It will be perceived that there is no averment that said Kelley was the principal in said note. Indeed, so far as the note shows, the makers were all equally liable. This does not make a case within section 58 of the code. It has been held that mutuality, as a law of set off, still prevails, except as otherwise provided by the code. Knour v. Dick, 14 Ind. 20; Blankenship v. Rogers, 10 id. 333. The demurrer was correctly sustained.
The judgment is affirmed, with five per cent, damages, and costs.
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