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26 Tenn. 349

Hancock v. Edwards

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1846

Tennessee Supreme Court · decided 1846-12-15

Edwards sold to Hancock a slave for $500. One hundred and forty-four dollars were paid, and a bill single executed for the balance, payable one day after date, with Powell as surety. A judgment was obtained on this bill single a short time after its execution.

Decided 1846-12-15

Turley, J.

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2This is an attempt, by a bill in Chancery, to enforce specifically a promise, made at the time a bill single was executed, *354payable one day after date, that the payment should not be enforced till a posterior period.

¶3There is no pretence, that this promise formed a part of the contract, which was intended to be reduced to writing, and was not by accident or mistake, or the fraud or misconduct of the opposite party. It was only inducement held out to procure the contract, to make the most of it; even that is left doubtful by the proof; but take it in the strongest view, there is no principle upon which it can be incorporated into the written contract by parol proof.

¶4Let the judgment be affirmed.

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