Bradley v. Buffington

ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS, Special Judge.

Appeal from judgment entered on directed verdict for plaintiff in action on a promissory note. The questions are (1) whether the Dead Man’s Statute bars defendant Eddie Buffington from testifying on the defense of payment, in identification and qualification of his canceled checks, bank statements, and check stubs, and their admission in evidence; and (2) whether the state of the evidence entitled plaintiff to a directed verdict. Affirmed.

The note in amount $12,000, dated September 21, 1964, due March 21, 1965, payable to A. M. Bradley, Sr., executed by…