Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1888

Braithwait v. Renshaw

Braithwait v. Renshaw
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided April 2, 1888 · Clark, Green, Paxson, Stebrett, Williams
8 Sadler 615; 13 A. 319

Braithwait v. Renshaw

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Paxson :

The defendant below was sued as indorser of a promissory note. His defense was that when he parted with the note to the *617plaintiff, tbe latter agreed not to look to him as indorsee. This was to contradict the legal effect of the indorsement; in other words to reform the instrument. He attempted to do this by his oath alone. This will not do. He was flatly contradicted by the plaintiff; there was only oath against oath, and the note must stand.

We see no error in the rulings of the court.

Judgment afflrmed.

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