Thorpe v. White

Jan 15, 1816
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

According to the principles adopted by this court, iii ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍the case of M‘Millan v, Vanderlip, (12 Johns. Rep. 165.,) the original contract between the parties was an entire contract; and if there had been ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍no subsequent modification, the,, plaintiff could not have recovered upon it until the expiration, bf the year. But the giving ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍of the nóte in question, by the defendants, was, pro tanto, a change or modification of the original agreement, and precludes ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍them. frQm setting up thq original *54’ agreement against their own note. ’ The evidence .offered wás, therefore, properly overruled, ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍and the motion for a new trial must‘be denied.

Motion denied.