Todd v. Stafford

JUDGE CRENSHAW

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was an action on the promissory note of the defendant, payable to one Payne or bearer.

On the trill the testimony of Payne was admitted to impeach the consideration of the note^ and this is the matter now .ssigned as error.

This is animportant question as to a rule of evidence. The Englishdecisions made on it at different times, conflict with eaci other, and the decisions in our sister States do not agree The old doctrine seems to have been, that one who hac put his name to an instrument of writing, or who had riven currency to a negotiable…