Read v. Dodsworth

Citations

• 95 Kan. 117
• 147 P. 799
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 177

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Action on Written Contracts — -Unverified Answer — Evidence to Contradict Contracts Incompetent. In an action to recover the balance due on two written contracts which among other things contained agreements for the unconditional payment of money,, the answer pleaded a different oral contract but was not verified. The evidence of the defendant tended to contradict the terms of the contracts sued on and the court sustained a demurrer to such evidence. Held, proper, because of incompetency of the evidence and because the unverified answer left the defendant practically in default.</p>