Robbins v. Bingham

Aug 15, 1809
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The interest of the plaintiff, ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍in the letter of credit, was not any assignable interest; it was not a ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍general letter of credit, by addressed to a particular person. The defendant ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍was responsible to the plaintiff only for the goods delivered by him, ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍and not for the goods delivered by others. The report ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍of the referees must be set aside.

Rule granted.