Marshall v. P. R. Beverley
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Virginia. Carter Beverley, being indebted to the appellant, Horace Marshall, assigned to him sevéral bills of exchange, amounting, in the aggregate, to 900?. sterling, which had been drawn by the respondent, Peter R. Beverley, on Bird Beverley, of London; in favour of the said Carter Beverley.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Virginia. Carter Beverley, being indebted to the appellant, Horace Marshall, assigned to him sevéral bills of exchange, amounting, in the aggregate, to 900?. sterling, which had been drawn by the respondent, Peter R. Beverley, on Bird Beverley, of London; in favour of the said Carter Beverley. These bills were severally transferred, for valuable consideration, by the appellant, to Luke Tiernan & Co., Stewart Montgomery & Co., Jesse Eichelberger & Co., and Cornelius and John Comegys; and having been forwarded by them to London for payment, were protested for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Livingston
Court. This is an appeal from .a decree in equity, of the Circuit Court for the district of Vir gittia, tb -which the folio wing objections have been líiadé; ■
■1 hti That there is a defect of parties. Although all the persons in interest are'made ■defendants to the bill, yet ‘nbne of them had appeared to it except the appellant,'on whose'answer, and the proofs in the cause' the decree was made. '
2d. Another Objection is, that there was competent relief at law against the usurious contract stated in the bill; but as no defence of this kind was there set Up, a Court- of Chancery ought not to…
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