Graves v. Clark

Assumpsit on a promissory note payable on demand. The defendant pleaded, 1st, non assumpsit; and, 2d, a special plea which tendered an immaterial issue. Verdict and judgment for the defendant.

At the trial, the defendant offered the following testimony which was objected to by the plaintiff; that at the time of the execution of the note mentioned in the declaration, the plaintiff declared that the amount for which the note was given was advanced by him to the defendant, who was his son-in-law, and was not to be demanded until after his death, nor then, unless the amount received by defendant,…