The following excerpt is from Azzarello v. Richards, 198 Misc. 723 (N.Y. Dist. Ct. 1950):
by one who had signed as "executor", not merely to explain the word, but to show the intention of the parties. (See, also, Higgins v. Ridgway, 153 N.Y. 130, and 1 Daniel on Negotiable Instruments [7th ed.], 192-194.)
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