Texas Supreme Court

Josephine Seaman, Petitioner v. Margaret Seaman, Respondent

March 6, 196811 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 266

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the judgment for Margaret Seaman, holding that filling formal blanks in a promissory note does not constitute a material alteration, that the plaintiff bore and satisfied the burden of proving authority and reasonable time, that the dead man's statute objection was waived, and that the suit was timely under the four‑year limitations period.