9 Wend. 323 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1832
By the Court,
The payment of the las8 order was proved. There was no evidence of the payment of the first, except the fact that it was in possession of the plaintiff*, and that the giving it was admitted by the defendants j this, I think, \s prima facie sufficient. Orders for goods in the hands of the drawee are evidence of goods sold to the drawer, and delivered to the payee at his request. In this respect they differ from orders for the payment of money, which are presumed to be drawn, nothing appearing to the contrary, upon funds in the hands of the drawee ; and if paid, give no cause of action against the drawer, unless that presumption is rebutted by other evidence.
The only question here is, whether the evidence, or circumstances of the case justify the conclusion, that these orders were credited to the plaintiff in part payment of the defendants account, in the settlement which took place on the I2th December, 1830. G. W. Worden, in whose favor the large >t order was drawn, testified that when presented to the plaintiff, he said he would accept it, for he was owing the defendants. This shows that he expected and intended to apply it on the defendant’s account against him.
The defendants produced their books containing an account against the plaintiff for blacksmith work, done previous
Judgment affirmed.