Court Opinion

ID: 7385852
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 00:16:57.803924+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:21:32.184585
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Taylor, Judge.
Such evidence cannot be given on a general non est. factum as here ; but only upon a special one disclosing 'the fact-ol its having been delivered as an escrow; and that the conditions were not performed ; and concluding, and so it is not his deed.
Wood being dissatisfied, caused it to be carried to the court of conference, where the opinion of Judge Taylor prevailed. - There.is no doubt however, but that this decision is against law ; and it has been acknowledged by Judge Hall to be so-in twopnstances, which have since occurred. — And he argued thus:
If upon non est factum, pleaded, the plaintiff gives evidence of an execution by the defendant and delivery to the plaintiff, and the fact really be, that it was delivered to a third person on Condition, shall not the defendant be allowed to prove this on his part.? and.if he does prove it, shall the plaintiff still recover ? This short argument is unanswerable. '

£hiere de hoc.