Beeman v. Lovett

Citations

• 46 Cal. 387

Syllabus

<p>Promissory Note Without Consideration. — If a person delivers to his agent a promissory note, with the place for the name of the payee left blank, with directions lo fill up the blank with the name of a bank, and have the note discounted at the hank, and with the money pay another note on which the principal is indebted, and if the agent fills the blank with the name of the person holding such other note, and delivers him the same in payment of the other note, the agent violates his authority, and tie note is without consideration and is void in the hands of the payee.</p>