Lenox v. Wilson

Jun 15, 1804
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This was an action by the holder against the indorser ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍of a- foreign bill of exchange, indorsed by the defendant’ [William Wilson], in Alexandria (where the damages fixed ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍by law áre ten per cent.), to the plaintiff [Lenox & Maitland), who resided in New. York, where the damages were ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍fixed by law at twenty per cent. The jury gave their verdict for the New York damages.

A motion by ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍the defendant for a new trial, on the ground of excessive damages, was overruled by THE COURT, on ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍the plaintiffs’ releasing the difference, which was about 444 dollars.