Alabama Court of Appeals, 1912

Glover v. Jefferson County Savings Bank

Glover v. Jefferson County Savings Bank
Alabama Court of Appeals · Decided December 19, 1912 · Walker
6 Ala. App. 195; 60 So. 548; 1912 Ala. App. LEXIS 56

Glover v. Jefferson County Savings Bank

Opinion of the Court

WALKER, P. J.

The appellant was sued as the indorser of a promissory note. The correctness of the finding and judgment against him by the trial court sitting without a jury is questioned, principally npon the ground that the evidence in the case without conflict supported the averments of two special pleas, numbered 4 and 5, interposed to the complaint. Plea 4 set up that the defendant indorsed the note upon a stated condition, which was not complied with. Plea 5 set up that the indorsement was procured by an alleged fraud committed by one W. E. Gardner, “who was the agent of the plaintiff in procuring the defendant’s indorsement of said note.” We are not of the opinion that the evidence was such as to require a finding that either of those pleas- was sutained. A part of the condition averred in plea 4 was that Mrs. W. E. Gardner “should thereafter sign said note as co-maker with the said W. E. Gardner.” The testimony of the defendant was to the effect that he indorsed the note upon the condition that Mrs. W. E. Gardner would thereatfer execute it as maker; but it did not show, as averred in the plea, that she was to sign the note as co-maker with W. E. Gardner. There was a lack of correspondence between the averments of the plea and the evidence offered in support of it. The evidence did not support the averment of plea 5 as to W. E. Gardner being the plaintiff’s agent in procuring the defendant’s indorsement of the note.

The amount of the finding of the court exceeded that of the principal and interest due on the note, which, under the evidence, was all that was recoverable. The mistake made in this respect cannot avail the defendant *197to secure a reversal of the judgment, as the appellee consents to the correction of the judgment so as to make it for the proper amount. The judgment will here he corrected, so as to make the amount awarded to the plaintiff $71.37, instead of $86.37, and, as so corrected, it is affirmed; appellant to pay the costs.

Corrected and affirmed.

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