18 Me. 361 | Me. | 1841
The opinion of the Court was by
It has been decided, that the disclosure of a trustee and the judgment upon it are to be received in evidence only between those, who are parties to the suit. Wise v. Hilton, 4 Greenl. 435.
In this case the plaintiff was not a party to the suit in which the disclosure was made, and he is not bound by that judgment.
When an agent sells the goods of his principal and takes a promissory note payable to himself, the principal may interpose before payment, and forbid it to be made to his agent j and a payment to the agent after this will not be good. And the principal may sue in his own name on the contract of sale, except when, as with us, it is extinguished by taking a negotiable promise. It is
Exceptions sustained and new trial granted.