Puzis v. Temko
Puzis v. Temko
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
That portion of charge of the trial judge set forth in the first and second assignments of error did the appellants no possible harm. It was predicated of the plaintiff’s allegation that he had a right of redemption of the goods described in the bill of sale and that ten days after the bill of sale was executed the defendant, Schwartz, extended the time for redeeming the goods to September first. The plaintiff’s allegation was that the transaction between him and Schwartz was the pledge of his goods for a loan of money to pay his rent; that he was to have the privilege of redeeming within ten days; that within the ten days he applied to Schwartz for an extension of the time and that in consideration of 15.00 by him then paid to Schwartz the latter agreed that the time for redeeming the goods should be extended until September first. The bill of sale was absolute on its face and contained no reference to the right of redemption. The jury was instructed that it conclusively passed the title of the property to Schwartz. The appellants contend that the defense is an attempt to change the terms of the written contract by insufficient parol evidence. The case as presented by the plaintiff, however, sets up a new contract for a valuable consideration, made on August 15, under which the plaintiff had the right to pay back the money and redeem the goods. Evidence of what took place at the time the bill of sale was executed was competent as bearing on the
Complaint is made in the third assignment that the court did not instruct the jury concerning the nature of the testimony necessary to establish fraud in the execution of an instrument in writing. The view which the court took of the evidence rendered such instruction unnecessary. The court submitted the question to the jury as to what took place on August 15 when it was claimed by the plaintiff a new agreement was made. This agreement, if made, accorded with the plaintiff’s understanding of the original contract, and, having been entered into after the delivery of the bill of sale, was binding on the parties. No request was made for instructions on the subject of fraud in the execution of the bill of sale, nor do we consider it necessary that the trial judge should have so
The assignments are overruled and the judgment affirmed.
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