Currier v. Davis, 111 Mass. 480

By the Coubt.

The defendant has no ground of exception to the rulings and instructions ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍as to the check dated November 18, 1868. The borrower of money, who gives a check therefor, agreeing that it shall be held as evidence of the ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍loan and need not be presented to the drawee, is liable to the lender, in an action for money lent, for the amount of the check, and ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍interest.

But the ruling requested and that given as to the amount which the plaintiff might recover on the note dated December 29, 1868, had no foundation in ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍principle or authority. That note being for a fixed sum of money, and expressed to be payable in gold, the plaintiff was entitled to judgment for the ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍amount thereof in gold, with interest. Stark v. Coffin, 105 Mass. 328, 334.

Exceptions sustained as to damages mly*

Case Details

Case Name: Currier v. Davis

Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Date Published: Mar 15, 1873

Citation: 111 Mass. 480

Court Abbreviation: Mass.