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Norris v Heirs of Sir John Wood. [1743] Mor 12617 (5 January 1743)
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[1743] Mor 12617
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Robert Norris pursued the Heir of Sir John Wood for payment of three promissory notes, not holograph, but signed in Ireland, which is there held sufficient. Alleged, That they were not probative of their dates; and therefore could not affect the heir, as being presumed on deathbed. Answered, That the lex loci contractus must be considered; and in England or Ireland such promissory notes would be considered as equivalent to bills of exchange. The Lords found the notes not probative of their dates against the heir, and that they could not affect the heritage.
