Bowman v. Berkey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Bowman v. Berkey, 262 Pa. 411 (Pa. 1918)
105 A. 557; 1918 Pa. LEXIS 663
Brown, Fox, Frazer, Simpson, Stewart, Walling
Bowman v. Berkey
Opinion of the Court
The addition of a seal after the signature of W. S. Krise to the note involved in the issue below, without his knowledge or authority, was a material alteration of the instrument: Bowman v. Berkey et al., 259 Pa. 327. The seal was added by the admitted agent of the plaintiff, and the learned trial judge in directing the entering
Judgment affirmed.
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- Contracts — Promissory notes — Alteration by holder — Judgment for defendant n. o. v. The addition of a seal after one of the signatures to a promissory note, hy the agent of the holder, without the knowledge or authority of the maker, is a material alteration which avoids the instrument.