Reynolds v. Citizens Bank

1. Counsel for the plaintiff hank having stated in their brief1 in this court that they admitted on the trial that the plaintiff bank was not a bona fide purchaser, without notice, before maturity, of the note sued upon, it will not be considered as an innocent purchaser of the note.

2. Before a.transaction can be held to be within an exception to a general rule or principle of law, its right to be so considered should • eleárly appear. A general rule of law is that parol evidence is inadmissible to add to, take from, or vary a written contract. Civil Code (1910), § 4268. There are various…