Case Name: Alsop v. Goodwin
Court: Connecticut Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1790-07
Citations: 1 Root 196
Docket Number: 
Parties: Alsop v. Goodwin.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 196–196

Head Matter:
Alsop v. Goodwin.
Párol evidence not admissible to prove that certain expressions in a note meant what they exiiressed.
Action upon a note, dated 4th June 1178, for £474 5s. lOd. lawful money and interest. Plea full payment. Issue h> the jury. .
. The plaintiff offered witnesses to prove that said note was for lawful silver money.

Opinion:
By the court not admitted; because unnecessary, the note speaks for itself. Had the motion come from the defendant, to have shown that it was given for the common currency of the country, which was called lawful money, the case would have been otherwise.