Beattie v. Browne

Citations

• 64 Ill. 360

Syllabus

<p>Parol evidence—to vary the terms of an indorsement. Where a promissory note is indorsed in blank, parol evidence is inadmissible, as between the indorser and indorsee, to prove the contract, which was in fact made at the time of the indorsement, and which such blank indorsement was intended to consummate. There is in such case, in legal contemplation, written over the name of the indorser the extent and character of his undertaking, which can not be varied by parol.</p>