McKegney v. Widekind & Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 28 — PETITION ORDINARY — CITED 1 Greenleaf on Evidence, secs. 304, 284. 1 Parsons on Contracts, 430. Civil Code, subsec. 4 of sec. 125. CITED 1 Greenleaf’s Ev., secs. 275-6, p. 351; secs. 281, 284, 282. 16 B. Mon. 6, Wright v. Shelby Railroad Company. 16 B. Mon. 284, Spurrier’s heirs v. Parker, &c. 16 B. Mon. 319, Western v. Pollard. 1 Gow R. 74, Campbell v. Hodgson. 1 Mass. 297, Lewis v. Gray. 8 Met.
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Case 28 — PETITION ORDINARY — CITED 1 Greenleaf on Evidence, secs. 304, 284. 1 Parsons on Contracts, 430. Civil Code, subsec. 4 of sec. 125. CITED 1 Greenleaf’s Ev., secs. 275-6, p. 351; secs. 281, 284, 282. 16 B. Mon. 6, Wright v. Shelby Railroad Company. 16 B. Mon. 284, Spurrier’s heirs v. Parker, &c. 16 B. Mon. 319, Western v. Pollard. 1 Gow R. 74, Campbell v. Hodgson. 1 Mass. 297, Lewis v. Gray. 8 Met. (Mass.) Lopham v. Whipple. 2 Parsons on Contracts, 5th ed., 553. 1 Starkie Rep. 267, Jeffrey v. Walton. 2 Mau. & Gr. 452, Sweet v. Lee. 16 Penn. 43, Edwards v. Goldsmith.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HARDIN
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action was brought by the appellees as the owners and holders by assignment from J. M. Murphy of the following promissory note:
“$170.00. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 4, 1868.
“ Sixty days after date we promise to pay J. M. Murphy one hundred and seventy dollars for one brown mule, provided that said mule is in a sound and good condition.
Peter McKeoney, Jas. Treasey,”
McKegney alone filed an answer, in which, without any averment of fraud or mistake in the execution of the note, he alleged that it expressed only a part of a contract made *109nt the same…
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