Burke v. Dulaney

Citations

• 153 U.S. 228
• 14 S. Ct. 816
• 38 L. Ed. 698
• 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2178

Syllabus

<p>In an action by the payee of a negotiable promissory note against the maker, evidence is admissible to show a parol agreement between the parties, made at the time of the making of the note, that it should not become operative as a note until the maker could examine the property for which it was to be given, and determine whether he would purchase it.</p>