President of the Bank of the United States v. Russel
Cases that cite this one
4 later published cases cite this decision.
- Chism v. Toomer (Ark. 1871)
- People v. Graham (Superior Court of New York 1868)
- Getty v. Shearer (Pa. 1852)
- Low v. Merrill (Wis. 1843)
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Opinion of 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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