Title: SOUTHARD v. ARKANSAS VALLEY & W. RY. CO.
Citation: 103 P. 75 0, 1909 OK 197, 24 Okla. 408
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: July 13, 1909

SOUTHARD v. ARKANSAS VALLEY & W. RY. CO. Annotate this Case SOUTHARD v. ARKANSAS VALLEY & W. RY. CO. 1909 OK 197 103 P. 750 24 Okla. 408 Case Number: 2112 OK Ter Decided: 07/13/1909 Supreme Court of Oklahoma SOUTHARD v. ARKANSAS VALLEY & W. RY. CO. Syllabus ¶0 1. EVIDENCE--Parol Evidence--Railroad Bonus Note--Consideration. An instrument reciting: "For value received and for benefits accruing to me from the construction of a railroad from some point on the St. L. & S. F. Railroad between S. and T., through the city of P., to connect with the B., E. & S. Railway, * * * I * * * agree to pay to the order of A. V. & W. Railway Company, at the Exchange Bank of P., the sum of two hundred and fifty and no-100 dollars, * * * to become due and payable when said railroad shall be constructed to and into P."--is a contract between the parties. (a) No contemporaneous parol condition or consideration may be ingrafted into such contract, so as to add to, vary, or contradict the same, except upon proper allegations of fraud, accident, or mistake. 2. BILLS AND