10 Wend. 504 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1833
By the Court,
It is well settled in this court, that a promise of the endorser, although absolute and unconditional to pay the note to the holder, will not of itself dispense with regular demand and notice ; but that the plaintiff must shew affirmatively that the defendant knew he had not been regularly charged; and the reason given is, an endorser may believe due notice given, inasmuch as notice need not be personally served, and under a misapprehension of the fact, consider himself liable. Trimble v. Thorne, 16 Johns. R. 152.
But I do not intend to rely upon this answer to this ground of defence; it is admitted a demand was made upon the administrator on the 7th December, and on the 12th the defendant was called upon. The ten days had not expired, and therefore, says the defendant, the note was not due, and the promise no waiver of notice. But are we not bound to infer that the language of the defendant put the plaintiff off his guard, and thereby prevented him from giving the regular notice 1 He told the agent of the plaintiff when he endorsed paper, he endorsed it to pay; that he would see the plaintiff paid, if it took every cent in his pocket; he asked the plaintiff to give him time; offered to give his own note for the debt, payable in a year, and whether the plaintiff would take it or not, he should be paid; and directed the agent to tell the plain
New trial denied.