9 Wend. 122 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1832
By the Court,
The order in question, if negotiable, was in effect a bill of exchange, drawn by the defendant upon V an Rensselaer at sight, in favor of the plaintiff. 1 Wendell, 522, and cases there cited. But whether it was a bill of exchange or not, the plaintiffs had no right to extend the time of payment by an arrangement which bound the defendant, and might operate injuriously upon his rights. The order upon Van Rensselaer was absolute f >va sp^ific liquidated sum, poy ■.... o ,-.. ...oj7 do but to present it, and if payment was refused, to return it to the defendant, and leave him to enforce his rights in such manner as he might think expedient or proper. The plaintiffs were not the agents of the defendant, with general powers to
The motion for a new trial must therefore be denied.