Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1802

President of the Bank of the United States v. Russel

President of the Bank of the United States v. Russel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 15, 1802
3 Yeates 391

President of the Bank of the United States v. Russel

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

It cannot be questioned, that the material alteration of a deed will render it of no effect, and this rule is equally applicable to bills of exchange and promissory notes. The remark is certainly correct, that more dangerous consequences would result from [jermitting alterations on bills and notes than on deeds, the former being more readily susceptible of alteration than the latter, to which the names of witnesses are uniformly subscribed.

Judgment for the defendants.

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