Harris Finance Corp. v. Fonte

McBRIDE, Judge.

Plaintiff’s suit on a promissory note signed by defendants was dismissed and it has appealed. One of the defenses tendered by defendants is that the note is avoided and they are free of liability thereon as a result of a material alteration in the instrument made without their assent. The note, for $546, was given in representation of the deferred portion of the price of a food freezer purchased by defendants from *886Food Freezers, Inc. Plaintiff claims it is the holder and owner in due course of said note and acquired the same in good faith from said vendor.

When defendants…