Mississippi Supreme Court March 15, 1911 (McNeill v. Bay Springs Bank)

Whitfield, C.

The appellee sued appellants on a promissory note for fwo thousand dollars, dated June 9, 1905, payable Jan*276uary 1, 1906, to the Bank of Bay Springs. The appellee introduced 'the note and rested. The appellants, set up two defenses. First, that there was a total failure of consideration; and, second, that the note was procured by fraud. The evidence showed that McPherson and Geo.