When the person primarily liable on a note or bill is dead, as the maker of a note, or the acceptor of a bill, then presentment for payment should be made to the personal representative of deceased maker or acceptor, if there is a personal representative appointed; if not, then presentment should be made at the place where the paper was payable if a place is mentioned, otherwise presentment should be made at the domicile of the deceased.12 Where the persons primarily liable are partners and one of the partners is dead, then presentment should be made to the surviving partner.18

A person making a presentment for payment should exercise due diligence in any event, and he should endeavor not to time his presentment so as to make it impossible for the one to whom presentment is made to meet the payment, nor should he manage the presentment so as to take the maker or acceptor off his guard. Presentment at an improper place or at an improper time would be a nullity.14 Where presentment is fixed at a particular place, it need not then be a personal presentment on the maker or acceptor; presentment at the place named is sufficient. A demand of payment is a usual essential where the paper is payable generally, but this would be unnecessary where a demand would be impracticable or impossible; as, for instance, where the maker or acceptor has absconded, or in case where he has no known place of residence.15

10 Pease vs. Warren, 25 Mich., 9.

11 1 Parsons, N. & B., 360. 12 Story on Notes, Sec. 253.

13 Cayuga County Bank vs. Hunt, 2 Hill, 635. 14 Johnson vs. Haight, 13 Johng., 470.