Grapes v. Rocque

This case has been here before and is reported in the 96 Vt. at page 286, 119 Atl. 420, where a statement of the facts involved appears. After it was remanded the plaintiff filed a replication alleging ratification of the alteration by payment on the note. Trial was had by jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and the case is here on defendant’s exceptions.

On the trial below, the plaintiff admitted at the outset that he wrote the words “with interest” into the note after it was delivered to him, and, subject to defendant’s objection that the alteration amounted to a…