Supreme Court of Missouri January 15, 1873 (Washington Savings Bank v. Ecky)

Adams, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The only question presented by this record is, whether the maker of a negotiable note is bound to pay the same in the hands of an innocent holder who took a transfer of the same for value before maturity, where such note, after being execu*274ted, was altered so as to bear ten per cent, per annum interest from the date, when it was the agreement