Case Name: Griffin and Another v. Cox
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1868-11
Citations: 30 Ind. 242
Docket Number: 
Parties: Griffin and Another v. Cox.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 30
Pages: 242–243

Head Matter:
Griffin and Another v. Cox.
Pleading. — Justice of the Peace. — A complaint filed before a justice of the peace was a promissory noto indorsed by the payee, whereby the defendant promised to pay him “ one hundred & JL<L..”
Held, that this was sufficient as a complaint.
Set-Oit. — A set-oif in favor of one of two makers of a promissory note, both being principals, pleaded by him in answer to a suit on the note against the makers, is bad on demurrer.
APPEAL from the Boone Circuit Court.
G. G. Nave, for appellants.
O. S. Hamilton and G. G. G-alvin, for appellee. -

Opinion:
Erazer, J.~
This case originated before a justice of tbe peace. Tbe complaint filed was a promissory note against the appellants, indorsed by-the payee, whereby they promised to pay him "one hundred & £?$." The first question is, whether this was sufficient as a complaint. "We find no difficulty in solving this inquiry by an affirmative decision. The utmost liberality must, for the purposes of justice, be tolerated iu the pleadings before a magistrate's court, else every good purpose intended by the creation of that tribunal will be defeated.
A set-oif in favor of one of the makers of the note was pleaded by him, both makers being principals. It was plainly right to sustain a demurrer to it.
The judgment is affirmed, with ten per cent, damages and costs.