Whitney v. Snyder
New York Supreme Court
This was a motion for a- new trial on a case and exceptions heard by order of the court at General Term, in the first instance. The action ivas upon a promissory note payable to bearer, and signed by the defendants who were jointly and severally chargeable as makers by the terms of the note. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Talcott, J.
This was an action against the defendant as maker of a promissory note. The plaintiff had testified that he purchased the note for value and before maturity. The defendant offered to prove in defence, that he was unable to read, and that when he signed the note it was represented to him, and he believed, that it was a certain other contract, offered to be also produced in evidence, and which purported to be a contract inter jo artes of an entirely different character. The offer was overruled and the defendant excepted, and now moves for a new trial. We think the *478learned…
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