Cooke v. Addicks

Citations

• 6 Pa. Super. 115
• 1897 Pa. Super. LEXIS 320

Syllabus

<p>Lex loci — Lex fori — Promissory note — Irregular indorsement.</p> <p>The right to introduce proof dehors the instrument for the purpose of showing what in fact the contract was, is an essential part of the contract itself, and is not a mere incident to the remedy. Such right being secured to a New Jersey contract the lex loci governs and not the lex fori.</p> <p>An irregular indorsement of a promissory note executed in New Jersey may in a suit on said note in Pennsylvania be shown to be a contract of surety in accordance with lex loci.</p>