First National Bank v. Fazzari

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court of Schuyler County in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial before the court without a jury, in an action upon a promissory note. Coneededly the defendant signed a promissory note dated December 16, 1957, in the sum of $466, payable to John Wade, Jr., six months after date at the Glen National Bank, Watkins Glen, New York. The defendant is unable to read or write the English language. There is undisputed testimony that Wade made out the body of the note and asked defendant to sign it upon the representation that it was merely a…