CHITAMBARAM CHETTY v. VARA ASARI.

CHITAMBARAM CHETTY v. VARA ASARI.

C. R., Colombo, 20,716.

Promissory note-Signing of blank printed form-Duty of payee to fill up strictly in accordance with the authority given-Bills of Exchange Act, s. 20.

V A, having signed a blank printed form of a promissory note duly stamped as for a note payable on demand, gave it to M C for value received by him. In an action brought by C C against V A upon this note, which purported to have been signed in his own favour,-

Held that, as the note was not filled up strictly in accordance with the authority given by V A to M C, and was not negotiated to the plaintiff before it became due for value and without notice of the defect, the defendant was entitled to show the true facts of the case and deny his liability to the plaintiff.

THE facts of the case appear in the judgment of Wendt, J. The appeal was heard on the 27th October, 1902.

H. Jayawardene, for plaintiff, appellant.

Wadsworth, for respondent.

Cur adv. vult.

17th November, 1902. Wendt, J.-

The plaintiff sues on a promissory note in his own favour signed by the defendants for the sum of Rs. 225. The defence, which the Commissi

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