Madison Ins. v. Mitchell

Debt by the payee upon a note signed by James, Samuel, Giles, and John Mitchell. The three first filed several pleas in bar; and upon the trial, they introduced the last, namely, John Mitchell, as a witnes - to prove that the note had been fraudulently obtained by the plair tiff. He bad not been served with process and had not appeared to the action, and he had obtained a discharge under the bankrupt lar since said note became due.