Wilson & Walton v. Walker

Decided July 1, 1869

Superior Court of Delaware · decided 1869-07-01

Assumpsit on a promissory note of the defendant for $212.25 at sixty days to the order of William II. Walker, and by him indorsed to the plaintiffs. . Proof of the note and the indorsement was made on behalf of the plaintiffs.

Decided 1869-07-01

¶1The Court,

Gilpin, O. J.,

¶2referring to and reading the summary of the conflicting decisions upon the question in England and the different States in this country, and the *97rule based on the weight of American authority on the subject as stated in 1 Greenl. Ev. Sec. 385, excluded the witness.

¶3Lore, for the plaintiffs.

¶4Wields, for the defendant.