Groves v. Stephenson

Debt against two defendants on a joint promise. Plea, general issue. Judgment for the plaintiff below.

On the trial of the cause, the plaintiff produced a note signed by the defendants, beginning “ I promise.” The defendants objected to its admission in evidence; but the objection was overruled.

It is contended that the note should have been rejected, on the ground of a variance between the joint promise laid in the declaration, and the promise expressed in the note.

This position cannot be sustained. This Court has heretofore decided, that an instrument running “ I promise,” &c. and executed by…