Case Name: James N. Hay against Richard Bruere, Assignee of Letitia Steward, Administratrix, and George Robbins, Administrator of Aaron Steward, Deceased
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1822-09
Citations: 6 N.J.L. 258
Docket Number: 
Parties: James N. Hay against Richard Bruere, Assignee of Letitia Steward, Administratrix, and George Robbins, Administrator of Aaron Steward, Deceased.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 258–259

Head Matter:
James N. Hay against Richard Bruere, Assignee of Letitia Steward, Administratrix, and George Robbins, Administrator of Aaron Steward, Deceased.
ON OERTIOKABI.
Administration cannot be proved by parol.
This was an action of debt upon a note of hand given by Hay, the defendant below, to Aaron Steward, and assigned to the plaintiff, Bruere, by Letitia Steward and George Bobbins, the administratrix and administrator of Aaron Steward. Judgment was rendered against Hay for the amount of the note.
Wall now moved to reverse the judgment,
upon the ground, that parol testimony was admitted to prove that Letitia Steward was the administratrix, and George Robbins the administrator of Aaron Steward.
Ewing contra.
The defendant admitted that the signature to the note was his handwriting, and Letitia Steward acknowledged the assignment of the note to Bruere, and, therefore, it appeared the plaintiff -was entitled to recover.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Administration cannot be proved in pais, not even by proving that a person acted as administrator, because he might act without authority. Therefore,
Let the judgment be reversed.