In re Stillman

Wingate, S.

The claimant, Himrod, bases .a portion of his claim upon certain promissory notes of decedent payable to him. The claimant’s checks to the order of decedent for amounts corresponding to the notes indorsed by the decedent and paid by the claimant’s bank accompany the notes. The attorney for the claimant produced the notes in court and offered them in evidence, having first proved by competent testimony the signatures of the decedent thereto. Objection was made by the executors to their admission, upon the ground that unless delivery of the notes is shown by testimony other than his…